419 scam: "BMW"<info@glunz.de> Re: Notification!! {BMW:2551256003/760Li}

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- bmwautomobile216@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BMW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bmwautomobile216@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 05:50:56 +0500
Subject: Re: Notification!! {BMW:2551256003/760Li}

^{NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we (BMW) urge you to treat it genuinely.}
^{Dear BMW Enthusiast,}
^{Your email address has been selected for an award, from our international balloting programs held on this day of February 6, 2018. BMW North America Head Department, New Jersey UNITED STATE OF AMERICA. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which you were selected.}
^{Description of Award:}
^{A BMW Gold Visa Card of 800,000.00 United States Dollars;}
^{BMW Series Model: 2017, 760Li Color (exterior): Metallic Silver Mileage: 5 Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed Options: Cold weather package, premium package, fold down rear seats w/ski bag, AM FM stereo with single in dash compact disc player.}
^{Contact our fiduciary agent for more information: Mr. Scott Daniel Jr. Email Address: bmwautomobile216@gmail.com}
^{Best Regards}
^{Ms Englert Reece.}
^{---------------------}
^{THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS}
^{UNITED STATES OF AMERICA}

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