419 scam: "Dr.-Ing. E.H. Norbert Reithofer"<test@harbourisp.net.au> Re:DEAR LUCKY WINNER

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- infointerworldfreght2015@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.-Ing. E.H. Norbert Reithofer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infointerworldfreght2015@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:06:20 +0100
Subject: Re:DEAR LUCKY WINNER

Congratulation's

I am Dr.-Ing. E.H. Norbert Reithofer, the fiduciary agent assigned to assist you in the claims process of your winnings, I am in receipt of your completed verification form, having done all the proper verification exercise and confirmed that your winning details which you sent to this office is corresponds with the record on my file.I therefore wish to congratulate you on behalf of the BMW Lottery Inc.and to state that you are a lucky person to have emerged a winner in on going 2015 BMW Lottery Promotions.

Your email address with ticket Number Ticket number: 07923425896/2020 was randomly selected along with 10 others from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn across the continent and each email address was attached to a ticket number and yours emerged as the number 7th winner of the prize of a brand new BMW 7 series Car, Brand New Laptop and a Check of ?500,000.00 GBP.

Finally you have been cleared for payment and required to contact our payment and delivery office with the details below for the delivery of your 2015 BMW X7, Laptop and transfer of your funds respectively.

CONTACT DELIVERY COMPANY IN CHARGE OF YOUR AWARDED 2015 BMW X7

Inter-world Freight Inc.
Mr. Anthony Lane
8225 NW 80 Street Miami,
FL 33166, United States.
Email: infointerworldfreght2015@gmail.com

A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be sent by cargo company along with your winnings. It is imperative that you include your Reference Number BMW-2551256003/23 as the subject on any correspondence with the courier company and the bank respectively to ensure timely response.Please you are advised to write down the reference number and save it because its' {Important}

You are advised to comply with their terms of operation to ensure a hitch free transfer and delivery.Once again; congratulations! we hope your winnings will be used to impact positive change on Mankind.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.-Ing. E.H. Norbert Reithofer,
Fiduciary Agent and Verification Logistic Department of BMW Lottery Inc

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