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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: "shelllottery7" <shelllottery7@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 20:44:06 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION



GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED & LICENSED.
SHELL WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED
UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF:(Registration Z720633X).
SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY

1. floor Foreshore Towers
2A Osborne Road, Ikoyi
P.O.Box 4216, Marina
Lagos, Nigeria.
Ref: SWLW/67451/01
Batch: 01/14/31711-3

SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION :

We happily announce to you the draw (#984) of the SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes international program held on saturday 27th of MARCH, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket 6number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 750,000.00 (Seven Hundren and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £2,500,000.00{Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain pounds sterlings} shared amongst the lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

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

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in Nigeria as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this,your £750,000.00 {Seven Hundren and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service in Nigeria. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him with the information below:

Name : MAURICE COLLINS
E-mail: mauricecollins101@yahoo.co.uk


Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full------------------------
2.Address------------------------------
3Nationality---------------------------
4.Age/Sex------------------------------
5.Occupation---------------------------
6.Phone/Fax----------------------------
7.Present Country--------------------
8.Ref: Number-------------------------


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. Please be warned!!!

***Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period of time may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.


Sincerely,

Mr Carl A. Maxwell.
Shell BP lottery Co-ordinator.
SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY
80, strand London,United Kingdom.

LAST WINNERS ON SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY.


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