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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031927680 (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.
  • info.shellfoundation@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: award-2007@mchsi.com (Shell Foundation)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:16:52 +0000
Subject: NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD (G8-222-6747, EU-900-56)

Dear Award Recipient,

In conjunction with other relevant bodies on the celebration of its 7th
Annivasary, the Shell Foundation has given out an annual Grant Award of
£16,000,000 GB Pounds (Sixteen Million Great Britain Pound Sterlings )
to 20
lucky recipients.

Your email was selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of
£800,000.00 GB Pounds (Eight Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterlings) as
charity donations/aid in accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament.

You will be required to provide the requested details below for documentation
and processing of the remittance of your grant award.

Please endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (G8-222-6747,EU-900-56) in
all correspondence.

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FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
===========================================

PLEASE DIRECT ALL CLAIMS AND INQUIRIES TO

Mr. Ed Wolferson
Financial Officer,
Shell Foundation
Tel: +44-703-192-7680
Email: info.shellfoundation@yahoo.co.uk

All provided information will be treated as strictly confidential and will only
be used for the purpose which it is meant for.



On behalf of the Board, kindly accept my warmest congratulations.

Regards.

Sir Alan Bullock
Grants Co-ordinator

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