419 scam: "james murray" <jamesmurray9299@yahoo.com> NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- 447551800950
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.
- jamesmurray1399@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james murray" <jamesmurray9299@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <jamesmurray1399@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:11:37 -0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING

NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING

CS No: 680 NCA 85900
Ref No: 475061727
Batch No: 7056490934/2009
Winning Draw No: GB8701/LPRC:

Date: 28th november 2009

Dear Donation Beneficiary,

The Shell Foundation London , ( UK ) is glad to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development.

The Shell Foundation London, (UK) was established in the year 2000 by the Shell Multi-Million Groups and is now supported by the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU), and the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS).

To celebrate the 9th Anniversary Program, the Shell Foundation London , ( UK ) in conjunction with other relevant bodies is giving out a yearly donation of £16,000,000 GB Pounds (Sixteen Million Great Britain Pounds Sterlings) to 40 lucky recipients. These specific Donations /Grants will be Awarded to recipients worldwide, in different categories for their Personal Business Development and Enhancement of their Educational lans.

You were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of £400,000.00 GB Pounds (Four Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Starlings) as charity donations/aid from the Shell Foundation London , ( UK ) in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament .

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.

NOTE To file for your claim . Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claims is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

TO BEGIN CLAIMS, KINDLY CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT:

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Name: . james murray

Email: jamesmurray1399@yahoo.com

Tel: 44 755 180 0950

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