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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- henrypepe0201@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. HENRY PEPE" <stan@shirt.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. HENRY PEPE" <henrypepe0201@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:09:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS EMAIL USER

Attention BMW enthusiastic

This is to inform you that you have
been selected for a prize of a brand
new 2019 Model BMW 7 Series Car, and an ATM MASTER Card.
Card Number;5428050011004432 has been approved and upgraded in your favour, Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number is 8075. The ATM Card Value is $5.5 million USD Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$20,000.00 is permitted daily. And we are duly inter-switched.
Youu can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you.

The international programs held on this first section of 2019 in the
Roseville California. 95661, UNITED
STATES 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 luckingly selected.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the
British 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 BMW fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize.

Fiduciary Agent: Mr. HENRY PEPE

Contact Email ; henrypepe0201@gmail.com

Contact him by providing him with
your secret pin code Number
BMW:2551256003/23. You are also
advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full.

2. Address.

3. Nationality.

4. Age

5.Valid id card

6. Phone/Fax.

7. Present Country.

8. Email address.

9. BMW pin code Number :2551256003/23.

Be informed that delivery will be made to your address; within 48
hours of our confirmation. Advice this office of your preferred time of visitation to delivery so that we can inform the courier service Company. And be informed that your valid I.D card must be presented to the dispatchers before release will be done to you to avoid wrong delivery, therefore you are directed to present your ID to the Courier on receipt of you package.Treat as very urgent, as we also remind you once again that your ATM Card is ready.

Note: Do disregard any email as this
is a PROMO BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT held this day 10 march-2019.

BMW CEO; Harald Krueger.

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS

BMW SALES LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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