419 scam: EXXON MOBIL MALAYSIA <verification.imeshbeneficiary@live.ca> FILL THE FORM AND GET BACK TO US.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: EXXON MOBIL MALAYSIA <verification.imeshbeneficiary@live.ca>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:24:41 +0100
Subject: FILL THE FORM AND GET BACK TO US.

Exxon-Mobil Office Complex, 69 Gaya Street, 88000 KotaKinabalu, Sabah Malaysia.Tel:- +60.164.698.416Fax No-: 09-2330 0008 EXXON MOBIL MALAYSIA Attention: Winner This office is in receipt of your message provided for the processing of your grant prize which was made accredited to you in the on-going EXXON-MOBIL CASH REWARDS PROMOTION. We do believe that your donation will be put into good use for community,educational and business development. On Behalf of the Screening Committee of the EXXON-MOBIL, I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Matching Test conducted for the 5 online winners in your Category. The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our computerized email selection machine from 325,000.00 Internet websites and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide. The online draws was concluded by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 211,900.00 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies and your email address was selected among the lucky recipients to receive the sum of $500,000.00 USD (Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars). However, no tickets were sold but all valid email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. We have just verified your verification number (EM-389-6373). This is the Claims Processing Form to Facilitate and Process your Winnings Of your Name, Please provide the below information Again and Confirm it is Correct: *NAME IN FULL:*FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:*AGE:*OCCUPATION:*PHONE:*MOBILE:*SEX (M/F): Note: Fill Out the Form and get back to us. Best Regards,Mr. Shaffie Bin HassanTel:- +60.164.698.416Exxon Mobil Claims Agent © Copyright 2003-2010 Exxon Mobil Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/
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