419 scam: BMW MOTOR AWARDS <backup@panariagroup.it> RE Dear Prestigious Winner

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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.
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:
- "bmwgroup@56788.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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 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.
- bmwgroup56788@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BMW MOTOR AWARDS <backup@panariagroup.it>
Reply-To: <bmwgroup56788@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:47:18 +0100
Subject: RE Dear Prestigious Winner

BMW MOTOR AWARDS

Osprey House

Richmond Road

Llanion Park

Pembroke Dock

SA72 6TS UK.

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the BMW CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 25th of November 2014. You were entered as an dependent clients with: Ticket number:42845 and Promotional code:76456321/BMW.You have been approved for a payment of (Four hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds) and a brand new BMW 5 Series Car. You are to contact our-accredited agent for your claim now.

Mr.James Howard

Email: bmwgroup56788@yahoo.com.hk or bmwgroup@56788.com

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information:

1.Name in full.

2.Address in full.

3.Nationality & Present Country.

4.Age.

5.Phone /Fax /Sex.

6.Email address.

Once again congratulations.

Program Co-ordinator

Qualora il messaggio fosse pervenuto per errore, preghiamo di cancellarlo immediatamente senza visionarne il contenuto e, se possibile, darcene gentilmente notizia.

Avvertenza: la presente casella e-mail ed i messaggi da essa derivanti, sono di esclusivo utilizzo aziendale/lavorativo e mai personale.
Risposte al presente messaggio: si avvisa il destinatario che eventuali sue risposte, potranno essere lette dall intera azienda/ufficio/reparto di appartenenza del mittente.
Informativa Privacy: ai sensi dell art. 13 D.lgs. 196/2003, informiamo il destinatario che i suoi dati sono inseriti in archivi elettronici e trattati sia con modalità informatiche che cartacee dagli incaricati del settore amministrativo e commerciale. I dati non saranno in nessun caso comunicati o diffusi e verranno utilizzati solo per dar corso ai rapporti già in essere ed adempimenti connessi. Ai sensi degli artt. 7-8-9 del medesimo D.lgs. 196/2003 a cui si rimanda per completezza, informiamo inoltre che in qualsiasi momento e del tutto gratuitamente, potrà essere richiesta la modifica, il blocco o la cancellazione dei dati e sarà possibile opporsi a qualsiasi loro utilizzo, inviando un e-mail o fax al Titolare del trattamento, od al Responsabile dott. Juri Torreggiani, con studio sito in Reggio Emilia, via Piccard 16/G, tel. 0522 30.11.69, fax 0522 38.79.96.

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