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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bmwautomobile216@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 05:50:56 +0500
Subject: Re: Notification!! {BMW:2551256003/760Li}

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we (BMW) urge you to treat it genuinely.
 
Dear BMW Enthusiast,
 
Your email address has been selected for an award, from our international balloting programs held on this day of February 6, 2018.   BMW North America Head Department, New Jersey 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.
 
Description of Award:
A BMW Gold Visa Card of 800,000.00 United States Dollars;
BMW Series Model: 2017, 760Li Color (exterior): Metallic Silver Mileage: 5 Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed Options: Cold weather package, premium package, fold down rear seats w/ski bag, AM FM stereo with single in dash compact disc player.
 
Contact our fiduciary agent for more information: Mr. Scott Daniel Jr. Email Address: bmwautomobile216@gmail.com
 
Best Regards
 
Ms Englert Reece.
---------------------
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 

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