419 scam: "MRS JULIAN ROY"<info.bmw.automobile@gmail.com> MID-YEAR PROMOTIONS

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
- "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447031809072 (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.
- info.bmw.automobile@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JULIAN ROY" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:49:11 +0100
Subject: MID-YEAR PROMOTIONS

''''''BMW logo''''''

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department
of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulates you as one of our TEN(10) STAR PRIZE WINNER
in this years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 1st August 2009,
in London.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of
£500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds). The car comes with a special BMW Insurance
Cover for one whole year, that is,till the next promotion in 2010. It also comes with a one year warranty
and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

.......

YEAR: 2008

MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon

ENGINE SIZE: 4799cc with eight-cylinder V petrol engine and 4-valve
technology.

TRANSMISSION: automatic 6-speed gearbox and servotronic, power steering.

AUDIO AND COMMUNICATION: CD preparation for 6-disc CD changer in glove box
and an on-board computer.

WHEELS: 18-inch M sports spoke alloy style 135M.

INTERIOR: uphostery made of black dakota leather and Advanced Automatic
Air Conditioning Unit

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System
(C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web drawn from all the
continents of the world.

For you to collect your prizes, kindly contact Mr Harry Clair through email, stating your receipt of this
notification and you are to fill the verification form below. He has been mandated to offer you legal
assistance and fascilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes directly to you.

Barrister Harry Clair
PHOENIX CHAMBERS,
503 HIGHTOWER ROAD WIMBLEDON SW23NE, LONDON, UK.
EMAIL: info.bmw.automobile@gmail.com
TELEPHONE:+447031809072,
+447031809104

............. VERIFICATION FORM

1. FULL NAME: .......................
2. SEX: .........................
3. AGE: ....................
4. NATIONALITY: ...................
5. RESIDENCIAL ADDRESS: ................
6. CITY: .............
7. STATE: ...................
8. ZIP CODE: ..............
9. OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD: ..............
10. PHONE NUMBER: ............
11. FAX: .................
12. EMAIL ADDRESS: ................

Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.

Engr. Mrs JULIAN ROY
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2009. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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