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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:

Fraud email example:

From: ExxonMobil Corporation <drlouwong@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:36:26 -0400
Subject: Accept our Warmest Congratulations (You Have Been Nominated)

ExxonMobil Corporation.
Mailpoint 300, ExxonMobil House.
Ermyn Way, Leatherhead.
Surrey, KT22 8UX.
United Kingdom.

Date: 27/03/2010


Attn: Sir/Madam,

ExxonMobil Corporation was formed in 1999 by the merger of two major oil companies, Exxon
and Mobil. Both Exxon and Mobil were descendants of the John D. Rockefeller corporation.In
1998, Exxon and Mobil signed a US$73.7 billion definitive agreement to merge and form a
new company called ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest company on the planet.After
shareholder and regulatory approvals, the merger was completed on December 10, 1999.The
merger of Exxon and Mobil was unique in history because it reunited the two largest
companies of John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil trust, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey/
Exxon and Standard Oil Company of New York/Mobil, which had been forcibly separated by
government order nearly a century earlier.This reunion resulted in the largest merger in
US corporate history.ExxonMobil is the largest non-government owned company in the energy
industry and produces about 3 percent of the world's oil and about 2 percent of the
world's energy.

ExxonMobil Corporation provides voluntary contributions and donations of cash, goods and
services to community organisations worldwide.ExxonMobil affiliates around the world
contributed more than $40 million to the funding of education.In the developing world, its
goal is to support basic education and literacy programs.In areas of the world where basic
education level have been met, the company supports education programs in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.Exxonmobil supports programs targeted to worldwide
health issues because it believes that good health is a spring-board to opportunity,
achievement and development.Health support falls into several categories, the fight
against global health pandemics, support for medical centres/hospitals, health education
and health care delivery, health and environment, health related research.It's health
initiative established since 2000 continue to help the fight against malaria in Africa and
since then have donated more than £10 million to help fund organisations and programs
fighting this disease.

As part of activities to Commemorate our tenth year anniversary, ExxonMobil Corporation is
doling out cash as remuneration to a selected few of it's numerous customers, this
remuneration program was conceived With the objective of improving the lives of our highly
esteemed customers around the globe.On this note be informed that your email address was
selected in the ongoing ExxonMobil remuneration program of our tenth year anniversary
celebration, where you won GBP£500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds
Sterling) alongside nine(9) other Nominated recipients worldwide in different categories,
drawn from random selection of email addresses from internet websites and millions of Gas
station and supermarket cash invoices worldwide.

You have been approved for payment with Your Authentication number:

{1} Ticket Number: EMC-ASL-130877.
{2} Batch Number: EMC/02/BL.
{3} File Reference: Numbers: EMC/5574/41/09/HL.
{4} Serial Number: EMC/XN/04.

You are required to fax or email your winning and personal information directly to the
claims diplomat, ExxonMobil Corporation, UK. as stated below.

{1} Full Name:
{2} Residential Address:
{3} Contact Address:
{4} Home Telephone/Fax No:
{5} Work Telephone/Fax No:
{6} Mobile Telephone No:
{7} Alternate Email Address(If Any):
{8} Sex:
{9} Age:
{10} Marital Status:
{11} Occupation:
{12} Nationality:
{13} Country presently:
{14} Annual Income:
{15} Next of Kin:
{16} A Credible and current Copy of your Identification (passport or driver's license,
page with photo and signature):
{17} Remark about ExxonMobil Corporation:


Request for your letter of approval. Please endeavour to send a copy of this notification
to the claims diplomat and also quote your Authentication number.

Contact Us:
===========
Rob Hewitt PhD MNI (Edin)
(Claims Diplomat)
ExxonMobil Corporation.
Email:robbhewitt967@yahoo.co.uk
robhewitt@exxonmobilonline.net
Tel: +(44)704-572-2125, 704-576-2590
Fax: +(44)709-289-4930

On behalf of the board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards,

Ms. Marilyn Tale.
Secretary to Dr. Lou Wong,
(Program Co-ordinator)





© Copyright 2010 ExxonMobil Corporation.All Rights Reserved.
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