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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045708086 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • bmw-claimsunit@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: bmwclaimsoffice6@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:39:25 +1300
Subject: Star Prize Winner

Dear Winner,

The BMW Auto Comp, wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of our 10 Star Prize Winner in this years Inter
Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on July 2007,in UK.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, car and a cash prize of £750,000.00 GBP. To begin
processing of your prize contact:

Mr. Thomas Hooper,
BMW Agent
E-mail: bmw-claimsunit@hotmail.com
Phone: +44 70457 08086

Contact him, with your, S/n No: BMWP/556543450906 and Ref No:BMW:2551256003/23.

Also provide listed information:
Names:
Address:
Age:
Occupation:
Phone no:
Country:

Regards,
Mr. Larry Duke.

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Anti-fraud resources:

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