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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found 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 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.
  • +447045723670 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448719002361 (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.
  • grant.shell07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3agrant.shell07@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: shellgrant115@gmail.com
Reply-To: grant.shell07@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:25:42 +0100
Subject: NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD


SHELL PETROLEUM FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
Shell Centre LONDON SE1 7NA United Kingdom
Ref: PBL/CN/6654/CP.
Coupon No.PBL2348974321
MOTTO: STRIVING TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY ACROSS THE GLOBE!
ATTN:

NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD

The Shell Petroleum Foundation United Kingdom,is glad to notify you
that you have been chosen by the board of trustees and after series of
secret deliberations selected you as one of the final recipients of a
cashGrant/Donation for your own personal, alleviate poverty across the
globe,and business development.This program has been conceived with
the objective of human growth,alleviate poverty across the
globe,educational,and community development,whichis a measure to
universal development strategy.These grants are issued every year
around the world in accordance with the objective of the
ShellPetroleum Foundation International to alleviate poverty across
the globe.Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the
donation once,which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get
to you again.Take
time and thought in spending the donation wisely on a project that
will stand the test of time.

You were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum
of £450,000.00 GB Pounds ( Four undred and Fifty Thousand Great
britain Pounds Sterlings) as charity donations/Grant from the Shell
Petroleum Foundation Kingdom in accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament.

You will be required to contact our Finance Officer below for
documentation and processing of the remittance of your grant.Please
endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (G8-222-6747,EU -900-56)
in all correspondence.
===========================================
SEND ALL YOUR CLAIMS AND INQUIRIES TO
Mr.Terry Stout
Financial Officer,
Shell Foundation.
Email:grant.shell07@gmail.com <Email%3Agrant.shell07@gmail.com>
Tel: +44704 572 3670
+44702 402 1157
Fax:+44-8719002361
===========================================
All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the
purpose to which it isn been equested.Finally, all funds should be
claimed by their respective beneficiaries, no later than 21 days after
notification.Failure to do so will result to outright cancellation.

Sponsor: The Shell Petroleum Foundation International,Yahoo
icoropation,Mircosoft Coropration and Emirates Airlines.On behalf of
the Board kindly,accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards.
Mr DAVID WEST

Deputy Director / Grants Co-ordinator
Shell Petroleum Foundation International
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