419 scam: Laura Pfitzner <lpfitzner@bmw.de> Re: Congratulations From BMW 2019 Lottery

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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:

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.
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.
- rwillery14307@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Laura Pfitzner <lpfitzner@bmw.de>
Reply-To: rwillery14307@gmail.com
Date: 09 Aug 2019 16:24:48 +0300
Subject: Re: Congratulations From BMW 2019 Lottery - You Won Our Grand Prize ....... gm

BMW Lottery Department
5070 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA

Dear email address owner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of
a brand new 2018 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a Check of $1,500,
000.00 United States Dollars from international programs held in
the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for the fiscal year 2018/2019
promotions.

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 from which you were selected.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the German 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 claim your prize.

Robert Willery
Telephone: +1 647-699-3434
Email: rwillery14307@aol.com

Contact him for the claim, endeavor to provide him with your
Secret PIN Code Number: "BMW-7S-2018-5003-25"

You are advised to submit the under listed information to enable
him process your winnings:

1. Full Names: ..............................
2. Current Residence Address: .................................
3. Nationality: ...........................
4. Age: ..................
5. Occupation: ..................................
6. Telephone/Fax: ...................................
7. Nearest airport to your home: .............................
8. Alternative Email Address: ...............................
9. Secret PIN Code Number: BMW-7S-2018-5003-25

You must be 18 years and above to be eligible for this claim.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Laura Pfitzner
The Director of Promotions
BMW Lottery Department

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