419 scam: Maganus Power <maganus.p@gmail.com> Dear Winner BMW,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: Maganus Power <maganus.p@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:58:55 -0700
Subject: Dear Winner BMW,

BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY AWARD
BMW Headquarters/BMW Lottery Dept
Petuelring 124,80809 MÃ¼nchen, Germany

Dear Winner BMW,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a
brand new 2019 BMW 760Li Sedan Series Car and a Check of $7,000,000.00
United States Dollars from international programs held on the 1st
section 2020 in the 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
110,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world
which you were 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 fiduciary claims department for more information as
regards procedures to claim your prize.

Officer In Charge
Name : Mr. Richard Dell
Email: i8bmw157@yahoo,com

Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number
BMW:2551256003/99. 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/Sex.......................

5. Occupation...........................

6. Phone.............................

7. Present Country.........................

8. Email address................................

9. pin code Number BMW:2551256003/99.

Thanks as you contact Mr Richard Dell immediately.

Best Regard

Mr. Power

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