419 scam: "CHEVRON/TEXACO OIL COMPANY"<info@chevrontexaco.com> CHEVRON/TEXACO OIL COMPANY PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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 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.
- chevrontexaco.claimsunit2009@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHEVRON/TEXACO OIL COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chevrontexaco.claimsunit2009@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:29:32 -0800
Subject: CHEVRON/TEXACO OIL COMPANY PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

CHEVRON/TEXACO OIL COMPANY
2 CHEVRON DRIVE, LEKKI PENINSULA
PMB 1282, LAGOS NIGERIA

Congratulations to You Chevron/Texaco Oil award Winner May 2009. We the
promo board are pleased to inform you that, you alongside four(4) other
lucky winners have been approved for a payment of (Seven Hundred
and Fifty thousand Dollars) in cash. Note that this promotion is mainly
aimed at alleviating poverty, it is also aimed at encouraging internet
Users worldwide.

This email is randomly sent to five people worldwide. If you did receive
this email, it means you are one of the five(5) lucky winners. Your
verification number is: (CT-222-6747,FGN/P-900-56).
This promotion is held to mark Chevron/Texaco`s Company Aniversary. You
will be required to refill out your information in the below given form
for proper verification and documentation of our data base records and
send it to the funds release officer in West Africa, as this is
co-sponsored by the federal Government of Nigeria and the Pepsi
Corporation. Please find his contact details below:
CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER:
Mr. Larry Williams
EMAIL: chevrontexaco.claimsunit2009@hotmail.com

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as
soon
as possible:
NAME IN FULL:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
REMARKS ABOUT CHEVRON/TEXACO:

We are glad to have you as one of our luckly winners.
Yours Sincerely,
Alhaji:Muamadu Abuka
Online Co-ordinator...
Co-sponsors of this online promotion are listed herein: Shell Oil Company,
Pepsi Corporation and the Federal Government of Nigeria

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