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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: "FRED WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <CHEVAGENT@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:22:16 -0500
Subject: **SPAM** CHEVRON COMPANY PROMOTION

MOTTO: CELEBRATING THE DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE
CHEVRON GROUP LOGO
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE CHEVRON AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
Reference Number: CHEVRON: 2551256003 /2


This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
US DOLLARS (5,000.000) and one of our 2009 latest the CHEVRON Millions GROUP LOTTERY draw held on

the 9th of October 2009 to 2010and the result was released on 28th of January 2010 and All

participants for the online version which your email emerged as winner was done using
an internet database system which registered 15 Million emails at $500.000.00 per email making a

grand total of $15,000,000GBP for claims,

we only select 8 people every Year as our winners through electronic balloting System without

the winner applying, the first person Mr Wilson Anderson,sec James law,third Larry AND you been

the FORTH person next Dave, godwin larry, james williams and you as the seventh person this are

all the rest Marry Martin son,Mealybug LILY,usan little . we congratulate you for being one of

the people selected.


These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact
the events manager/Claims Department, send all this details your position or
numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims all this


REFERENCE NUMBER
EAAL/9080118308/04.
WINNING NUMBER : 2 6 20 23 38 45 Bonus 24
BATCH NUMBERS : B9564 7560 4545 100
POSITION NUMBER:FORTH

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed claims agent
below as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings with
your full below details.


Note: Any prize not claimed on or before 15days from the date of draw will
have his or her prize forfeited and terminated.Please make sure you send all
our winning information to: or chevagent@gmail.com receipt of this email. Congratulations once

again from all our staff.

BEST REGARDS
Fred Williams




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