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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: "Mrs. Rachael Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bmwdept.georgehartman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:51:19 +0800
Subject: BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
5070 WILSHIRE BLVD
LOS ANGELES. CA 90036
NEIGHORHOOD: MID WILSHIRE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dear winner

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand new 2011 model BMW

7 series car and a check of $500,000.00 USD from the international balloting programs held

on the 1st section 2012 in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.

The selected process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email

selection system (ESS) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the

continents of the world which you were selected.

The BMW lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licenced by the

International Association of Gaming Regulator (IAGR). To begin the processing of your prize

you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards

procedures to the claim of your prize

Name: Mr. George Hartman
Email: bmwdept.georgehartman@gmail.com

Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number
BMW: 2551256003/23. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as
soon as possible:

1. Name In Full :
2. Residential Address :
3. Nationality :
4. Age :
5. Occupation :
6. Direct phone :
7. Present Country :
8. Email address :
9. Pin code Number BMW: 2551256003/23

Mrs Recheal Adams

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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