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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • +447035915121 (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.
  • mrsjoanjose@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Tour <info@web.org>
Reply-To: mrsjoanjose@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:09:27 +0400
Subject: Congratulations! You are the STAR PRIZE WINNER of this year!

Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF THE BMW AUTOMOBILE

COMPANY in collaboration with eBay.
508, King's Road, Chelsea, London.

Congratulations! You are the STAR PRIZE WINNER of this year! The Board
of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion
Department of the BMW Automobile Company in collaboration with
Bay,wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR RIZE WINNER
of this year's BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion IAP)
held today in Madrid, Spain.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series 550i Sport
Saloon car and a cash prize of £45,000.00 (FOURTY FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS
TERLINGS ONLY)


To collect your prize please contact our Claims Manager JOAN JOSE.
Please include the following information in your email:

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address (the address where the prize will be received)
3.Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Country:
8.Tel.Number

Mrs. Joan Jose
eBay's BMW Claims Department
EMAIL: mrsjoanjose@hotmail.co.uk
Phone: +44 703 591 5121
FAX +44 707 505 5820

Regards,
MRS. FAVOUR JACK
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE in colaboration with eBay.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam