419 scam: " Mrs. Maria Chang " <mrschang52027@telemart25.base.pk> 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.
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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- mrmichealsmith0009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mrs. Maria Chang " <mrschang52027@telemart25.base.pk>
Reply-To: <compensation@e1.ru>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:07:23 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

BMW Headquarters/BMW Lottery Dept
Petuelring 124,
80809 München, Germany

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are among the winners of the BMW Lottery Promotions Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 71-26-13-19-34, with serial number 902-66KK drew the your secret pin code Number BMW:2551256003/88 , Your INSURANCE Number: BMW / S733/ 458K /G MSA and consequently you won in the Second Category of the BMW FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW.

You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of $3,000,000.00USD (Three Million United States Dollars) in cash, including a 2016 BMW 760Li Sedan Series Car which is the winning present /amount for the Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your won fund of the sum of $3,000,000.00USD is now with the payee center. Contact our agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your winning fund under your full names. Together with the port where your winning car should be shipped to. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your prize is handover to you in your country. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program

To begin your claim, please call our claim agent or send email immediately to:-.
Certificate Agent, BMW Email Lotto
Mr. Micheal Smith
Email: mrmichealsmith0009@gmail.com

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number BMW:2551256003/88. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full.
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone/Fax.
7. Present Country.
8. Email address.
9. pin code Number BMW:2551256003/88.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Maria Chang.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Petuelring 124,
80809 München, Germany

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