419 scam: " Adams"<ann@skhscps.edu.hk> BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- office_bmw@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <office_bmw@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:26:07 -0700
Subject: BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
5070 WILSHIRE BLVD
LOS ANGELES. CA 90036
USA.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we the (BMW) urge you to treat it genuinely.Congrats!

This is to inform you that you have won a brand new 2022 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a sum of $3.500.000.00 USD (Three million and five hundred thousand dollars) from the international balloting programs held on the 2nd section draw in UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.

Description of Vehicle
Body: 4dr Car
Mileage: 22,48
HWY: 34 MPG †
City: 24 MPG †
Exterior: Alpine White
Engine: 2.0L 4-Cyl Turbo Engine
Trans: Automatic

We are excited to offer this 2022 BMW 7 Series. Pull up in the vehicle and the valet will want to parked on the front row. This BMW 7 Series is the vehicle others dream to own. Don't miss your chance to make it your new ride. Start enjoying more time in your new ride and less time at the gas station with this 2022 BMW 7 Series. You can finally stop searching... You've found the one you've been looking for. The BMW 7 Series 530i will provide you with everything you have always wanted in a car -- Quality,Reliability, and Character. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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 th world which you were selected.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed bythe International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). How to claim your prize.To claim your prize, please contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regard procedures to the claim of your prize.

Name: Mr David Carlos
Email: office_bmw@aol.com
Phone: +1 740-535-6881(text or call)

NB: You are to provide the correct details below with your winning number to enable us facilitate the process of your won prize.

Your Full Name:
Serrent residential Addry:
Contact Phone:
Email address:
Winning Number:

Rachael Adams
Promo Director
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam