419 scam: "MR.WILLIAM BEN" <abujohn2017@gmail.com> YOUR EMAIL JUST GOT LISTED IN THE BMW AWARD LIST

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "bmwttery35@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "MR.WILLIAM BEN" <abujohn2017@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bmwttery35@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:49:35 -0700
Subject: YOUR EMAIL JUST GOT LISTED IN THE BMW AWARD LIST

YOUR EMAIL JUST GOT LISTED IN THE BMW AWARD LIST
300 Chestnut Ridge Road
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a
brand new 2021 BMW X6 and a Check of Three Million Five
HundredThousand United State Dollars ($3,500,000.00) from the
internationalballoting programs held on the 2nd section in the UNITED
STATE OF
AMERICA.

Description of prize vehicle; The X6 comes with BMW's Drive

infotainment system, satellite radio,Bluetooth, a USB port and a
10-year subscription to BMW Assist Call,which can automatically notify
first res-ponders after a collision. For 2021, the X6 comes standard
with enhanced USB and Bluetooth Features,including an
additionalmicrophone, 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 Kardon surround-sound audio
system, a head-up display, a panoramic moon roof, front and rear
parking sensors, blind spot monitoring, active park assist and lane
departure warning. The Drive infotainment system takes a bit of
getting used to, but is fairly straight forward And works
well,reviewers agree.The audio and climate controls are also
clearlylabeled and easy to reach.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 selected. However, no
tickets were sold but allemail 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
theprocessing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary Bclaims
department for more information as regards procedures to the claim of
Your prize.

Name: Michael Thomas
Email:bmwttery35@outlook.com
Help line: +17123401848
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:
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 once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.

MR.WILLIAM BEN

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