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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: Shell BP <A2@SHELLBP.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <shelloilboomclaimdesk2014@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:40:16 +0530
Subject: Shell Oil and Gas

SHELL OIL CLAIM CENTRE OF UK
46 Bush Road, Off Stamford
Line PE92YP, Liverpool
England, United Kingdom.
Tell- +44-701-004-2591, +44-701-422-1669
E-mail: shelloilboomclaimdesk2014@gmail.com

This is to inform you that your Email Address has won you Two Million U.S.A Dollar ($2,000,000.00) in the 2014 UK SHELL OIL Email Award which was organized by UK SHELL OIL COMPANY , every (1) yr. in UK.

SHELL OIL & GAS COMPANY, England In conjunction with CHEVRON OIL & EXOIL MOBILE 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. Twenty (20) people are selected every One year to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners 2014.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of ($2,000,000:00) 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. Shell Oil & Gas Company 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/Sbp0896bh56/0014),
Reference Number 09-81-16-19-08-3-4,
Serial Number. 098567345

These numbers fall within the United Kingdom Location file, you‘re requested to contact our approved Payment Officer (Dr. PETER VOSER) in United Kingdom and send the above winning identification numbers and below application form to him for Payment of your Fund.


Dr. PETER VOVSER, (Payment Officer)
Shell OIL Company Payment Department of United Kingdom,
Contact No Tel: +44-701-004-2591

You‘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 (shelloilboomclaimdesk2014@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
14.Winning Amount: $2,000, 000, 00 USD
Pleas ensure that this message send to this email (shelloilboomclaimdesk2014@gmail.com) to enable us respond to you in time.
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,
Sign…

Congratulations!!! Once again,
Mrs, Evelyn Shun
(Information Officer)

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