419 scam: "Mr. Christopher Wray" <davidbrown11223452021@gmail.com> BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Christopher Wray" <davidbrown11223452021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wraychristopher598@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:12:59 -0700
Subject: BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.

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Attention

This is Mr. Christopher Wray the FBI director.

There's a compensation funds in your name that worth the sum of $5.5
million USD, which the Government has been approved to compensate you,
but it came to our notice that you are communicating with the
imposter's who claims that they have that your said funds and will be
demanding you to make an advance payment before you can receive that
your funds,
But I want to let you know that those people are internet fraud star
who still money from people hard earns money

So I advised you to stop any communication you are having with anyone
or any office because they will scam money out from you and you won't
receive anything,
If you insist talking with them we are going to arrest for fraudulent
activities and the court will charge you some years in prison, so
block them right now.
And once you are done then you get back to us because we are the one
appointed by the GOVERNMENT to convey this your compensation funds
which they have for you.
So get back to me as soon as you got this email before it will be too late.

Then forward this information of yours for the immediate delivery of
your compensention fund by the delivery service agent,
Your information such as

Your Full name...
Your Home address...
Your Phone number...
Your Occupation...
Your Country...

Best regards
MR. Christopher Wray.
The FBI managing director.
Our Website http://FBI.gov

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