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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 Prize Award" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coleedavid.boe@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:22:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Congratulations.... Your BMW Secret Pin Is - 774053460/16......

Dear Recipient,

You have been selected for winning a brand new BMW 7 Series Car 2016 Model, and a cash prize $500,000.00 USD check, awarded by the international balloting program held 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 consumer email addresses drawn from
all geographical zones/countries of the world.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).

To commence your award claim process, you are to contact the assigned fiduciary agent from the Claims Department for
additional information:

BMW Claim Coordinator/Agent: David Gold
Telephone Number: +1 (954) 601-3007
Email: bmwclaimsdepartment@mynet.com

Include your secret Pin Code Number BMW: 774053460/16 when you contact the assigned fiduciary agent.

Fill the personal details requested below to update our records:

1. Full Names:
2. Current Residence Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Occupation:
6. Direct Telephone Number:
7. Present Country:
8. Email Address:



Faithfully,

Alicia Goodman
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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