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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: ExxonMobil Corporation <info@exxonmobilonline.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:58:19 -0500
Subject: Your Authentication number

ExxonMobil Corporation
www.ExxonMobil.co.uk
Mailpoint 300, ExxonMobil House.
Ermyn Way, Leatherhead.
Surrey, KT22 8UX.
United Kingdom.

Date: 15/01/2010


Attn: Sir/Madam,

ExxonMobil Corporation was formed in 1999 by the merger of two major oil companies,
Exxon and Mobil. Both Exxon and Mobil were descendants of the John D. Rockefeller
corporation.In 1998, Exxon and Mobil signed a US$73.7 billion definitive agreement
to merge and form a new company called ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest company
on the planet.After shareholder and regulatory approvals, the merger was completed
on December 10, 1999.The merger of Exxon and Mobil was unique in history because it
reunited the two largest companies of John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil trust,
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey/Exxon and Standard Oil Company of New York/
Mobil, which had been forcibly separated by government order nearly a century
earlier.This reunion resulted in the largest merger in US corporate
history.ExxonMobil is the largest non-government owned company in the energy
industry and produces about 3 percent of the world's oil and about 2 percent of the
world's energy.

ExxonMobil Corporation provides voluntary contributions and donations of cash,
goods and services to community organisations worldwide.ExxonMobil affiliates
around the world contributed more than $40 million to the funding of education.In
the developing world, its goal is to support basic education and literacy
programs.In areas of the world where basic education level have been met, the
company supports education programs in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics.Exxonmobil supports programs targeted to worldwide health issues
because it believes that good health is a spring-board to opportunity, achievement
and development.Health support falls into several categories, the fight against
global health pandemics, support for medical centres/hospitals, health education
and health care delivery, health and environment, health related research.It's
health initiative established since 2000 continue to help the fight against malaria
in Africa and since then have donated more than £10 million to help fund
organisations and programs fighting this disease.

As part of activities to Commemorate our tenth year anniversary, ExxonMobil
Corporation is doling out cash as remuneration to a selected few of it's numerous
customers, this remuneration program was conceived With the objective of improving
the lives of our highly esteemed customers around the globe.On this note be
informed that your email address was selected in the ongoing ExxonMobil
remuneration program of our tenth year anniversary celebration, where you won GBP
£500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) alongside nine(9)
other Nominated recipients worldwide in different categories, drawn from random
selection of email addresses from internet websites and millions of Gas station and
supermarket cash invoices worldwide.

You have been approved for payment with Your Authentication number:

{1} Ticket Number: EMC-ASL-130877.
{2} Batch Number: EMC/02/BL.
{3} File Reference: Numbers: EMC/5574/41/09/HL.
{4} Serial Number: EMC/XN/04.

You are required to fax or email your winning and personal information directly to
the claims diplomat, ExxonMobil Corporation, UK. as stated below.

{1} Full Name:
{2} Residential Address:
{3} Contact Address:
{4} Home Telephone/Fax No:
{5} Work Telephone/Fax No:
{6} Mobile Telephone No:
{7} Alternate Email Address(If Any):
{8} Sex:
{9} Age:
{10} Marital Status:
{11} Occupation:
{12} Nationality:
{13} Country at presently:
{14} Annual Income:
{15} Next of Kin:
{16} A Credible and current Copy of your Identification (passport or driver's
license, page with photo and signature):
{17} Remark about ExxonMobil Corporation:


Request for your letter of approval. Please endeavour to send a copy of this
notification to the claims diplomat and also quote your Authentication number.

Contact Us:
===========
Rob Hewitt PhD MNI (Edin)
(Claims Diplomat)
ExxonMobil Corporation.
Email: Robertthewitt@exxonmobilonline.net
Tel: +(44)704-572-2125, 704-576-2590
Fax: +(44)709-289-4930

On behalf of the board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards,

Ms. Marilyn Tale.
Secretary to Dr. Greg Bumme,
(Program Co-ordinator)





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