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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "netherlands gaming board"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (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 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.
  • +31616971499 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • claimofficer@zensearch.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maurrine149@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:35:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BMW GOLDEN JUBILEE PROMOTION!!!!!


BMW GOLDEN JUBILEE PROMOTION!!!!!
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, BMW
Automobiles
khohorstraat122. 1104EA, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.

Attention: Winner
We the BMW/STAATSLOTERIJ/ MSN MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE wish to
inform you that your email address have won you
a cash prize of 1,000,000.00 (One Million United State
Dollars) and a new BMW car from the BMW E-LOTTERY
BONANZA International programs held on Saturday the
28TH of July 2007, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
This is from the total prize money of 8, 800,000.00 Dollars which is
to be shared among the lucky international winners in these category.
No Ticket were sold for these Lottery award.

All participants in this program were selected randomly through
Computer Ballot System, drawn from 85.000.000 internet
users from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the
automated Computer Ballot System, which has been programed for this random selection.
The BMW E-Lottery is approved by the Netherlands
Gaming Board and also licensed by the The
International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
This promotional lottery is the 2nd of it's kind.
The First was SILVER JUBILEE 25years ago and now the second GOLDEN JUBILEE
This promotional program was promoted and sponsored by BMW NETHERLAND/STAATSLOTERIJ
/MSN/MICROSOFT Companies ,with the support of European corporate
companies and organizations to mark BMW50th year Golden Jubilee and successful operation
in Netherland and to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide .
You are to keep your ref. number and Secreat code from the public,
until you have received your cash prize . This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming /hacking
people of their ref number and prizes.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact our Fiduciary claims department for more
information as regards procedures to claim your prize.
*******************************************************************************
Mr. Edger Moore
Office Of The Prize Payment Authority
Prize Processing Officer
BMW,STAATSLOTERIJ,MSN-Award Lottery Promotion.
Email: claimdepartment@aol.nl Email:claimofficer@zensearch.com
Email: Tel:+31-616-971-499 Fax: +31-847-149- 577

********************************************************************************
When contact make sure you provide him with the following:

1.Secret Code:X7PYWM2007
2. Reference NO:BMW/MSW/56B-672GH/L.

3. Name in full.------------------------------------------------------
4.Address.------------------------------------------------------------
5.Nationality.--------------------------------------------------------
6. Age.------------------------------- -------------------------------
7.Occupation.---------------------------------------------------------
8. Telephone Number.--------------------------------------------------
9. Country.-----------------------------------------------------------
10. Short comment on our products. [Optional]. -----------------------
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11. Fax.--------------------------------------------------------------
12.Winning Email address.---------------------------------------------
13. Scan or Fax copy of International Passport or drivers licence to
aviod impersonation.
*********************************************************************************

Note that all prize money must be claimed not later than 31th August .
All funds not Claimed on or before the 31th August 2007 will be returned
as Unclaimed Prize and donated to The Charity and please be aware that
our Fiduciary Paying Authority will effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory
reaceival of the needed informations,Verifications and validation.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.

MRS.MAURRINE DIANE.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS.

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