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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: "Mr.Graeme Grieve." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bmwoffice19@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 06:48:32 -0600
Subject: YOU HAVE 1 UNREAD MESSAGE!!

Dear BMW Enthusiast,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand
new 2015 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a Check of $1,500,000.00 USD from
international programs held on the 2nd section 2016 in the UNITED STATE
OF AMERICA.Your email address was picked from our international programs
held on the 2nd section 2016 in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.
The selection 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.
Contact the agent in charge of your winnings  by this email
address: bmwoffice19@gmail.com
phone:  +1(601)879-5628.
providing him with your secret pin
code Number BMW:6743222009/13. You are also advised to provide to him
with the under listed information as soon as possible:
 
1. Name in full.
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone/Fax.
7. Present Country.
8. Email address.
9. pin code Number BMW:6743222009/13
Mr.Graeme Grieve.
Bmw Managing Director.
 

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