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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <COMPLIANCEAGENT.ES@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:40:48 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
AVENIDA BURGOS 118 28050
MADRID SPAIN
EMAIL: COMPLIANCEAGENT.ES@GMAIL.COM

DEAR WINNER.

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A PRIZE OF ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS (1,350,000.00 ) FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOTING PROGRAMS HELD ON THE 1ST SECTION OF THE 2022 ANNUAL AWARD PROMO IN MADRID SPAIN.

CONTACT MR. MARTINS PETERSEN BY PROVIDING HIM WITH YOUR CODE NUMBER: BMW2541256004/25. YOU ARE ALSO ADVISED TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THE UNDERLISTED INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

1. NAME IN FULL
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
3. NATIONALITY
4. AGE
5. OCCUPATION
6. DIRECT PHONE
7. PRESENT COUNTRY
8. EMAIL ADDRESS
9. PIN CODE NUMBER

MRS. NATTA MILLER
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
MADRID SPAIN.


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