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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "BMW International Online Award Promotion" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <spencer_patricia@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:51:10 +0530
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

Ticket Number: 025116200148
Serial number: BMWP/101642210911

Attention: Lucky Winner,

We are happy to announce that you are amount the lucky Star Prize Winners in Our month's edition of the BMW International Online Award Promotion held On Saturday 9th June 2012 in England.

This makes you a proud owner Amount Draft of (£500,000.00) Great British Pounds.

To claim your prize Contact the BMW coordinators office with the under listed information's as soon as possible:

1. Ticket and Serial Numbers
2. Name in full
3. Address
4. Nationality
5. Age
6. Occupation
7. Phone/Fax
8. Present Country
9. Sex
10. Marriage
11. Region

BMW Coordinator Official

Mrs. Patricia Spencer

Email: spencer_patricia@yahoo.co.uk

Please you are to provide us with the above listed details and the options you choose from the above options we shall provide for you once your responses is receive by us as soon as possible to enable us begin with the processing prize winning.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our lucky promotional program.

Best of Luck.

Coordinator BMW Award Promotion

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