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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:
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- bmwcompany56@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr William Ben <emmanuelcastri098@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bmwcompany56@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:34:18 -0600
Subject: Congratulation
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
300 Chestnut Ridge Road
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Reference Number BMW: 2551256003/23
Attn Beneficiary,
I am in receipt of your mail and I must say that you should count
yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this
year section of the 2022 BMW LOTTERY PROMO.
As you already know your email address was randomly selected along
with others from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from
all the continents of the world. Each email address was attached to a
ticket number. Your email address with Reference Number BMW:
2552896003/23 was selected along with others as winners of a prize of
a brand new BMW 7 Series Car. A certificate of prize claims and some
vital documents will be sent along side your winnings. Upon receipt of
your email I got your information which you sent to our organization
and I want to as well let you know that with this information our
delivery organization will be able to proceed in having your brand new
2022 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a Check of $3.500,000.00usd delivered
to your nominated address which you have filled out.
period of time.
It is imperative that you add your Reference Number BMW: 2552896003/23
as the subject of any correspondence with the parcel express company
to ensure they respond in a timely manner. You are welcome to PROMO
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT LTD with world wide delivery at its best. We
are pleased to be at your service. PROMO BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT LTD
is Regulated and Stipulated by the Delivery Service Authority(DSA),the
delivery institutions that REGULATES all delivery activities in the
USA.
Bear it in Mind you are the Person Right now who is holding your
delivery of your winning lottery BMW and the cashed CHECK for the
Diplomatic Agent to Proceed with the delivery agent on you
Destination
Your full information is needed right now avoid a wrong delivery.
Your Full Name.............
Your Phone Number..........
Your Home Address...............
Your Closest Airport............
CONTACT
Email:
bmwcompany56@gmail.com
Phone Number: +1(762) 292-2502
Thanks for your responds
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