419 scam: "MERCEDES BENZ"<mbw@mercedes.org> MERCEDES BENZ ONLINE QUIZonnt Desk (claim your prize)0!!!NANCEPŒë¸"

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MERCEDES BENZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mercedesbenzworks@live.de>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:27:18 +0100
Subject: MERCEDES BENZ ONLINE QUIZ

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Dear Sir/Madam,In a bid to ease the living conditions of our
fans/customers all over the world in this dark period of economic crunch.
Where many companies are closing and families have lost their homes and
means of livelihood.
Mercedes-Benz.de sends you this mail with the aim of giving you the
opportunity of becoming a proud owner of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
GL550 and

EUR300,000:00(Three Hundred Thousand Euros ) by being part of our online
quiz competition.
If you have never had a Mercedes-Benz,this is your chance.Just answer the
simple questions asked.

MERCEDES-BENZ TEST QUESTIONS
1, Which of these is manufactured by
Mercedes-Benz?
(A), X5 (B), SLR MCLAREN (C), Z4
2, Emil Jellinek named a special car made for him after the name of
his 10 year old daughter, what was her name?
(A), FIONA (B), BENZ (C), MERCEDES
3, Name two cars that Mercedes-Benz Manufactured.
(A), X5 & E-CLASS (B), Z4 & K-CLASS
(C), M-CLASS & C-CLASS

There are other Mercedes-Benz vehicle consolation prizes for
candidates who may fall short.

Send your answers along with your name, sex, country and occupation to:

Mr Gregory Alistair,
Online Coordinator,
Benz United Kingdom office.

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