419 scam: BMW LOTTERY DEPT. <info@yokogawa.com> THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: BMW LOTTERY DEPT. <info@yokogawa.com>
Reply-To: <keithabuchan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:18:35 +0700
Subject: THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS

BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT 5070 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES. CA 90036 NEIGHORHOOD=
: MID WILSHIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Dear BMW Enthusiast, This is to in=
form you that you have been selected for a prize of 2015 BMW Hybrid Car, Ca=
sh prize Certified Check of 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United State =
Dollars) and a Apple Laptop from the international balloting programs held =
on the 1st section of 2016 annual award promo here in United State Of Ameri=
ca. Description of prize vehicle; Model: 530iA Color (exterior): Metallic S=
ilver Mileage: 5 Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed Options: Cold weather pack=
age, premium package, fold down rear seats w/ski bag, am fm stereo with sin=
gle in dash compact disc player .The selection process was carried out thro=
ugh random selection in our computerized email selection ballot system from=
a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents o=
f the world which yours and nine others were selected as the winners. The B=
MW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the=
the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotiona=
l lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. To =
begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims =
department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize. =
BMW FIDUCIARY CLAIM DEPT. Name: Mr. Keith BuchanEmail:keithabuchan@gmail.co=
m Contact him by providing with your secret pin code BMW:6743222009/FQ13. Y=
ou are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soo=
n as possible for your claim: * Name in full. * Address. * Nationality. * A=
ge. * Occupation. * Phone. * Fax #. * Present Country. * Email address. * B=
atch Number BMW:6743222009/FQ13 THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS BMW LOTTERY DEPARTM=
ENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA **********************************************=
***************************************************************************=
********** NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder , th=
at is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Prov=
ider, we (BMW) urge you to treat it genuinely and kindly move it to your in=
box

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