419 scam: "BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY" <info@bmwpromo.com> THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +4407077080607

Fraud email example:

From: "BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY" <info@bmwpromo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: evan.richard28@8u8.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:12:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
1 BMW AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON
B315EN UNITED KINGDOM

THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held on the (7th of June, 2009) by Bmw Automobile
Company in conjunction with the Michelin Worldwide Promotion, your
email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won (1,000,000.00 GBP) each and a
brand
new (BMW X6 Car 2009 Model) on the THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY PROMOTION
However the results were released on the 10th of June, 2009 and your
email was attached to ticket number (1DFHG2009)and ballot number
(BMW:85652009)The online draws was conducted by a random selection of
email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all
email -addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation andprivacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
Below is the description of the BMW X5 Car to be Shipped to you:

BRAND:............BMW X6
MODEL:............2009 Model
COLOUR:...........Metal lic Blue
ENGINE TYPE:......1973cc 4-cylinder
POWER:............145b hp
TRANS
MISSIONS:....Adaptive Automatic
Transmission
FUEL:.............3 9.1mpg
(combined)

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by
the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery
is the 5th of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
In other to claim your Brand New BMW X6 Car and 1,000,000.00 GBP
prize winning which has been deposited in a designated bank, However
you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion
manager of THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY for verification and then you
will be directed on how to claim your winnings of the 1,000,000.00 GBP, which
has already been deposited in your favour.

NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:.......................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:.............................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:...............................
ANNUAL INCOME:........................
COUNTRY:...............................

Please you are advice to complete the form and send it immediately to
our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of
your
fund from the designated bank. (CONTACT PROCESSION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)

Manager: Mr Evan Richard
Duputy Manager: Westley Mac
Phone # : +44 (0) 707 708 0607
FAX # : +44 (0) 810 678 0681
E MAIL:evan.richard28@8u8.com

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained). Congratulations once
more.
Yours faithfully,
Management
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to,disqualification Anybody under the age of 18 cannot
participate
in this program.Do not reply to this office as you are to contact the
promotion manager with your informations to enable the processing Of
Winnings.

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