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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • chel_infod2007@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <mgt_promo@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <susan233@o2.pl>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:43:50 -0400
Subject: DONATION PRIZE NOTIFICATION


Chevron Annual Promotion
BATCH NO: (NG-333-6747,E-900-56)


*DONATION PRIZE NOTIFICATION*

This is to bring to your notification that you have been selected for a cash grant donation prize of 2,500,000.00USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollas), International programs held on 30th July 2007, in West Africa by the Chevron Annual Promotion.

===============================================================================
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world to 14 lucky recipients, these specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 14 lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for their economic development and enhancement of their educational plans. At least 40% of the awarded funds should be used for development of basic neccesity for your country and also for assistance to orphange homes.

The Chevron Petrolium is one of the highest oil producing company in the
world which as made a very huge success in oil production and now supported
by the Economic Community for West African States(ECOWAS), United Nations
Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human growth,educational,and community development, the Won cash donation prize was used as an offer to promote the growth and development of any country around the world which any prize winner ought to have come from respectively.

The Chevron Annual Promotion has discovered a huge number of fraudulent claims due to beneficiaries informing close friends relatives, attorneys and third parties about their donations. As a result of this, close friends relatives, attorneys and third parties try to claim the prize on behalf of the real recipients. The Chevron Annual Promotion has lost millions of dollars to this fraudulent people, and have reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by The Chevron Annual Promotion, will result to the canceling of a particular donation, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real beneficiary, as it is taken that the real recipient was the informer to the double claimer about the donation. So you are hereby advised once more to keep all your informations strictly confidential until your claim has been fully recovered by you.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
officer through our accredited Prize Claim agents as stated below:
==================================================================================

Mr. Patrick Musa,
34 AJUMA STREET PLOT 6, BLOCK 18,
GARKI-ESTATE, ABUJA, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.
E-mail: chel_infod2007@yahoo.de
Phone Number: +234-703-4543-209.

You are further instructed to provide your claim agent your secret pin code x7pngz2007 and your Reference Number CHV:12052006WA-NG/21. You are also advised to provide your claims agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:

CLAIM REQUIREMENT:

1.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Sex:
4.Nationality:
5.Marital Status:
6.Age:
7.Next of Kin:
8.Occupation:
9.Phone/Fax:
10.Present Country:
11.Amount won:

As soon as the above information is received by the claim agent
it will be used for clearance and approval of your donation cash prize payment.

*Winner under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
*Staff of the Chevron Petrolium is not to partake in this Promotional.

Please contact Mr. Patrick Musa immediately, Accept my heart congratulations once again!
With Best Regards

Mrs. Julia Walter
Promotion Coordinator
Chevron Annual Promotion

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