419 scam: SHELL <post3@SHELL028.onmicrosoft.com> SHELL OIL

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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:
- "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)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +448719744176 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- shelloilclaimdesk2014@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SHELL <post3@SHELL028.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <shelloilclaimdesk2014@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 01:56:36 +0530
Subject: SHELL OIL

SHELL OIL CLAIM CENTER OF UK
46 Bush Road, Off Stamford Line PE92YP, Liverpool
England, United Kingdom
E-mail: shelloilclaimdesk2014@gmail.com
Tel- +448719744176

This is to inform you that your Email Address has won you One Million Great British Pounds Â£ 1,00,000.00 GBPSin the 2014 UK SHELL OIL Email Award which was organized by UK SHELL OIL COMPANY , every (1) yr. in UK.

UK SHELL OIL COMPANY collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to worldwide E-mail- data base, and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected every One year to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of Â£ 1,000, 000, 00 GBPS each from the total payout. your prize awards has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to your local bank account upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. UK Shell Prize Award must be claimed no later than 30th days, from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers:
Ticket Winning Number (UK/0147X4/74),
Reference Number 9-11-14-19-37-3-4,
Serial Number. 8501-07

These numbers fall within the United Kingdom Location file, youâ€˜re requested to contact our approved Payment Officer (Dr Mark Henry) in United Kingdom and send the above winning identification numbers and below application form to him for Payment of your Fund

DR Mark Henry(Payment Officer)
Shell OIL Company Payment Department of United Kingdom,
Contact No Tel: +448719744176
Reply to: shelloilclaimdesk2014@gmail.com

Youâ€˜re required to fill in the below application form for claims

1. Full Names______________________
2. Full Home Address______________________
3. Make sure you send this details to this Email (shelloilclaimdesk2014@gmail.com)for the release of your fund
4. Sex__________________________________________
5. Nationality__________________________________
6. Age__________________________________________
7. Current City_________________________________
8. Occupation___________________________________
9. Mobile Number_______________________________
10.Account Name________________________________
11. Account Numbers____________________________
12. Bank Name__________________________________
13.Winning E-mail Address______________________
I wish as the beneficiary, to claim and instruct that the above mentioned fund be handed over
to me at the earliest I hope my application will be favorably granted by your good office.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Signâ€¦

Congratulations!!! Once again,
MRS. HELEN WILLIAMS
(Information Officer).

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