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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 INTERNATIONAL UK <verificationsmanager@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:13:03 -0400
Subject: You Have Won (SHELL GROUP REF NO: HLP/200-26937) Contact The Paying
Bank (account.dpt@live.com)

http://leviathanwars.wordpress.com/tag/iran/   
 
Royal Dutch Shell plc.
 
SHELL GROUP INTERNATIONAL UK .
Shell Centre London
SE1 7NA.
 
(Registration 70339411).
REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT.
 
 
REF NO: HLP/200-26937
BATCH: 2005MJL-01

Attention: Email Owner,

We wish to heartily congratulate you on your emergence as a 2008 SHELL GROUP AWARDS-INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS winner.

Your email which drew the winning number, of our yearly cash give away Promotions,  was selected via our Random Computer Selection System (RCSS) and attached to file reference number (HLP/200-26937).

We write to hereby inform you that a prize of GBP 1,000,000.00 Great British Pounds Sterling awaits you for redemption redemption.

The verification department has already proceeded with the verification process of your winnings. We would instruct you on how to receive your prize money as soon as your claims have been verified.

Your prize is currently lodged in a suspense account pending your activation of an operative account with the paying bank as shown below:

To Proceed you are adviced to contact our paying bank personnel to activate an account so your prize will be cashed and deposited at:


BANK NAME: Lloyds TSB Bank plc.
New Accounts Dept.
Accounts Officer In Charge: Mr. Edward L. Guti
Email: account.dpt@live.com
TEL:        +44-704-573-5449

Kindest Regards,

Shell Group International ,
United Kingdom .
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Het UMC St Radboud staat geregistreerd bij de Kamer van Koophandel in het handelsregister onder nummer 41055629.
The Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre is listed in the Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce under file number 41055629.

 

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