419 scam: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no> VS: BWW LUCKY WINNER CONGRATULATIONS

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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)
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.
- +447031869912 (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.
- alfred_white2010@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:29:23 +0200
Subject: VS: BWW LUCKY WINNER CONGRATULATIONS

-----Opprinnelig melding-----
Fra: aschaves@ice.co.cr [mailto:aschaves@ice.co.cr]
Sendt: 22. september 2010 11:07
Til: Undisclosed recipients:
Emne: BWW LUCKY WINNER CONGRATULATIONS

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

!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness
Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company,wishes to congratulate
you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years\' BMW Automobile
International Awareness Promotion (IAP) in London, England.
This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon
car and a cash prize of 650,000.00 GBP (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great
British pounds).
The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that
is, till the next promotion in 2011. 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: 2010, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
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.
Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address
with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was
randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize
winners.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and
send it to the Claims Manager, Mr.Alfred White of our claims department
through email, stating your receipt of this notification.
He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent
delivery of your prizes.

Claims Manager:
Mr.Alfred White
BMW Claims Department
email: alfred_white2010@rocketmail.com
Telephone:+44-7031869912

VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:

Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top
qualityautomobiles.
Engr. Garry Lawson
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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