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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 PETROLEUM LOTTERY WINNER <shellpetroleumlott0026@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drmartins_shelllotttreasury@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 02:46:14 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON USD$1.5 MILLION DOLLARS





SHELL PETROLEUM LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATIONIN COLLARBORATIONWITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY{SPDC}AND BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.9 Palmerston CrescentSouth Melbourne, Victoria 3205AustraliaRef: 575062725Batch: 8056491902
Winning no: KB8701
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear Winner,

ATTENTION TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS;Winner in the 2nd category of our Shell Management free Net Lottery Promotional award draws held December 2006.I am writing in respect to your lotto winning prize of $1.5 Million Dollars(One million five hundred thousand US Dollars only) which you won through the email ballot draws in our Shell Management Lotto Award in 2006 in the second category prize winnings category.

We wish to inform you that your total prize money of $1.5 Million Dollars has been returned to us by our Lotto claims delivery company as unclaimed prize after their initial letter to your address for your payment was not successful.

You are here by requested to contact our Treasury Officer on his email address below:

Treasury officer's name: Dr Martins Wool
Email: drmartins_shelllotttreasury@hotmail.com

For your immediate payment. Our , So refer this to him and contact him immediately for your unclaimed lotto prize payment to you.You should contact our Treasury Officer as directed above for your payment, and do notify me as soon as you received your payment from our Treasurer.

Please note: You have to reconfirm your full details to him such as:
1.Name in full:2.Address:3.Nationality:4.Age:5.Occupation:6.Phone/Fax:7.Present Country:

Thanks,
Jackson Brown.
President; Int'l Lotto Org.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.WINNING RESULT MUST BE KEPT SECRET TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIM WHICH WILL RESULT TO YOUR LOST OF PACKAGE.

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