419 scam: BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY <postmaster@ekohotels.com> YOUR BMW AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!

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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 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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY <postmaster@ekohotels.com>
Reply-To: <bmwdesk2015@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 22:49:01 +0200
Subject: YOUR BMW AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!

              THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.

    22 Garden Close, Stamford,

   Lincs, PE9 2YP, London.

United Kingdom.

Tel:+448712348303.

7th June 2015.

YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON YOU THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS(350,000GBP)

FROM THE ONGOING BMW YEARLY ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION IN UNITED KINGDOM.

TO RECEIVE YOUR AWARD, YOU HAVE TO FILL IN YOUR DETAILS AS REQUESTED BELOW:

YOUR COMPLETE NAME:

YOUR HOME ADDRESS:

PHONE NUMBER:

MOBILE NUMBER:

AGE:

OCCUPATION:

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE DETAILS, WE SHALL PROCESS THE RELEASE OF

YOUR AWARD IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY.

CONGRATULATION ON BEHALF OF BMW MOTORS.

REGARDS,

Barrister Steve Moore

Tel:+448712348303.

BMW PROMOTION DEPARTMENT

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