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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: "Mrs. Rachael Adams" <info@lee.com>
Reply-To: paulgankrom@163.com
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 03:51:15 +0200
Subject: ***** SPAM 21.2 ***** FROM BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
300 Chestnut Ridge Road
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that
is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet
Service Provider, we (BMW) urge you to treat it genuinely.

Dear Winner,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of
a brand new 2018 BMW X3 and a Check of One Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars ($1,500,000.00) from the
international balloting programs held on the 2nd section in the
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.

Description of prize vehicle;
The X3 comes with BMW's iDrive infotainment system, satellite
radio, Bluetooth, a USB port and a 10-year subscription to BMW
Assist eCall, which can automatically notify first responders
after a collision. For 2016, the X3 comes standard with enhanced
USB and Bluetooth features, including an additional microphone,
Bluetooth sync for a second phone, library browsing via
Bluetooth, voice control for contacts and music and a Mobile
Office system. Available features include leather seats, a
surround-view camera system, navigation, a Harman Pardon
surround-sound audio system, a head-up display, a panoramic
moonroof, front and rear parking sensors, blind spot monitoring,
active park assist and lane departure warning. The iDrive
infotainment system takes a bit of getting used to, but is fairly
straightforward and works well, reviewers agree. The audio and
climate controls are also clearly labeled and easy to reach.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in
our computerised 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. However, no tickets were sold but
all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the United States Gaming Board and
also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming
Regulators (IAGR). To begin the processing of your prize you are
to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information
as regards procedures to the claim of your prize.

Name: Mr.Paul George Ankrom
Email: paulgankrom@163.com


Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number
BMW:245125HGDY03/23.

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information as soon as possible:

1. Name In Full :
2. Residential Address :
3. Nationality :
4. Age :
5. Sex
6. Occupation :
7. Direct Phone :
8. Present Country :
9. Email address :
10. pin code Number BMW:245125HGDY03/23

Please, you are to provide him with the above details as soon as
possible so he can begin with the processing of your prize
winnings.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.


Mrs. Rachael Adams.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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