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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: "Siti Shafinaz Mohd Shahid" <shafinaz.shahid@upsi.edu.my>
Reply-To: "Siti Shafinaz Mohd Shahid" <remmitance.chevron.live@live.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:49:15 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: Attn:Chevron Oil


CHEVRON OIL/PETROLEUM NOTIFICATION:

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of
One Million United States Dollars($1,000,000.00)for this year
2008 benefit which was organized by CHEVRON OIL/GAS PETROLEUM.

These are your identification numbers:
Batch number....................CT 091026XN
ref number......................CT 095447XN
Winning number...............CT 097886XN

These numbers fall within your Location file,you are requested to contact the events manager/Claims Department,send your winning
identification numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims.

(CONTACT FINANCE DEPARTMENT)

Dr Terry Foster (Remittance Director)
EMAIL:remmitance.chevron.live@live.co.uk
Tel:+2348032238969
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Becky Owen.

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