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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: Texaco Shell <texacoshell-md1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <texacoshell-eventmd@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:06:08 -0700
Subject: Texaco/Shell Grant Award.




Texaco/Shell Grant Award.Texaco/ Shell Petroleum Complex.Free Game House,26/28 Morani,P.M.B, 2418,Lagos, Nigeria.The Texaco/Shell Grant would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients that won the cash award of Three Million Five hundred thousand United State Dollars($3,500,000.00) for the Year 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by TEXACO/SHELL GRANT INC. TEXACO/SHELL GRANT, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and other domains, we only select Ten people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one ofthe people selected. The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of people all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia to Africa and all around), probably like in the next 20yrs.You are to contact the events manager on or before your date of Claim,Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.Texaco/Shell Grant Prize must be claimed no later than 10 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.These are your identification numbers:Batch number___________________8109102XNReff number____________________7035447XNWinning number_________________426978These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the events manager, send your winning identification numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims.How ever you will have to fill an submit this form to the events manager for verification & direction on how you can claim your winning fund.First Name:_________________________Last Name:__________________________Gender:_____________________________Marital status:_____________________Contact Address:____________________City/Zip code:______________________Phone Number:_______________________Country:____________________________Date of Birth:______________________Next Of Kin:________________________Zip Code:___________________________Occupation:_________________________Company:____________________________Country_____________________________Nationality________________________Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:As soon as you have filled the form above, you are to send it to theEvent Manager, Contact information Below:(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)Name: Mr.Bimbo Ahamd.E-mail: texacoshell-eventmd@hotmail.comThank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!Yours faithfully,Mrs. Emily Ayo(Texaco/Shell Grant Award Coordinator).
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