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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. Brianna Madison" <no-reply@gracegift.com>
Reply-To: mrsbegettie@gmail.com
Date: 30 Nov 2018 17:24:34 +0100
Subject: PROMO BMW LOTTERY

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 BMW Enthusiast,


This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of
a brand new 2017 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a Check of
$1,000,000.00usd from international programs held on the first
section of 2018 in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.


Model: BMW 7Series
Mileage: 5
Transmission: Automatic 8 Speeds


The selection process was carried out through random selection in
our computerized email selection ballot system from a database of
over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the
world which yours and nine others were selected as the winners.


The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also
licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 2nd 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 LOTTERY DEPARTMENT USA
Fiduciary Name: Mrs Betty Rawlings
Email: mrsbegettie@gmail.com

================================================================
Contact her with your secret pin code X7PWYZ2017 and your
Reference Number BMW:2551256003/23. You are also advised to
contact her 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. Country of Residence:
8. Fax [optional]:
9. Email address:
10. Reference Number


=================================================================
Please you are to contact her with the above listed details as
soon as possible so he can begin with the processing of your
prize winnings.

Note: Do disregard any email as this is a PROMO BMW LOTTERY
DEPARTMENT that was held 29th Nov 2018.



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



Mrs. Brianna Madison
THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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