419 scam: "Mrs.Rebecca Cole."<sales@cmifpe.com> CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "christtopherparry@qq.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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Rebecca Cole." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christtopherparry@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:14:21 +0800
Subject: CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS

Congratulations,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand new 2018 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a Check of $500,000.00usd from the international programs held on the 2nd section 2018 in the UNITED STATES 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.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize.

Contact Name : Christopher ParryEmail: christtopherparry@qq.com

Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number BMW:4661256703/07/13. You are also advised to provide him with the undelisted 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

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements and equally to guard against non participant or unofficial personnel taking undue
advantage of this program.

Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME(ON OR BEFORE 20 nd AUG 2018) otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.

Note that you have to call Mr. Christopher Parry (347 382 6705) before sending your listed information to him.

Mrs.Rebecca Cole.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONSBMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of CMI
FPE LIMITED. This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in
error, please contact the sender.

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