419 scam: Bmw Claim <princeasiwaju81@gmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS AS A WINNER OF BMW AUTOMOBILE LOTTERY PROMOTION SO<br> CLAIM YOUR

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- info-claim@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bmw Claim <princeasiwaju81@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info-claim@mail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:15:43 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS AS A WINNER OF BMW AUTOMOBILE LOTTERY PROMOTION SO
CLAIM YOUR PRIZE NOW

*THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS *
*PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF *
*THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.*
*530 Business Parkway Ste 2.Royal Palm Beach, FL
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/530+Business+Parkway+Ste+2.Royal+Palm+Beach,+FL?entry=gmail&source=g>
33411Mon .*
*Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23*

*!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.*
*The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness
Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate
you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' BMW Automobile
International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 24 of Sept 2021, in
Waghinthon DC,USA. *

*This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon
car and a cash prize of 1,000.000.00 Euro (One Million Euro). The car comes
with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the
next promotion in 2022. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE
repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.*

*DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.*

*YEAR: 2006, **MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon*

*The selection process was carried out through random selection in
our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over
a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was
attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number:
5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as
the star prize winner a mongst other consolation prize winners*

*For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below
and send it to the Claims Manager, Engr. Keshinton Desmond of our claims
department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has
been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of
your prizes.*

*Claims Manager:*
*Engr. Keshinton Desmond.*
*BMW Claims Department*
*EMAIL:*
info-claim@mail.com
*Tel: +**(783) 1-43720057 *

* VERIFICATION FORM:*

* 1.) FULL NAME:*
*2.) AGE: *

*3.) SEX: 4.) ADDRESS: 5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE: 7) COUNTRY: 8.) PHONE: *

* 9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: 10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS: *
* 12.) TICKET NUMBER: *
* 13.) SERIAL NUMBER: *

*Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top
quality automobiles.*

* Engr. DESMOND KESHINTON*
*DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,*
*INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,*
*BMW AUTOMOBILE.*
*Washinthon DC UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.*

*THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION*
COPYRIGHT Â©2009. ALL RIGHTS RESERVE

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