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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 Lottery Promotion <shelllotterypromotion@supereva.it>
Date: 20 Jun 2006 23:54:59 -0000
Subject: Congratulation you have won !!!


Shell Lottery Promotion

Shell Management London

(Customer Services)



Ref: LND/9420X2/68

Batch: 063/05/ZY369 WINNING





NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING

-----------------------------

We happily announce to you the draw (#991) of the Shell Lottery Promotion online Shell program held on 17th of June 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 76445600545-264 with Serial number 8928/04 drew the lucky numbers: 01-11-26-53-64-29 (bonus no.22), which subsequently won you the lottery JACKPOT category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/6023118301/06. This is from a total cash prize of 8,400,000.00 shared amongst Fourteen (14) lucky

winners in this category.



All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through ballot draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place Monthly.



Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as

you contact him.



For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.



To file for your claim. please contact Your fiduciary agent.



Name: Mr.ERIC WALTER.(Shell Fund Mgt)

Email: shellclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk

Phone: +44-702-407-7186

Fax :+448700681012



Mr Joe Chung

APPROVED

Good luck & congratulations,

The Shell Lottery Promotion.


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