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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: CHEVRON =?iso-8859-1?Q?=AE?= <info@chevron-grant.com>
Reply-To: africanzonalcentre@chevrongrant.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:48:40 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR GRANT AWARD!




Chevron International Grant
1 Westferry Circus,Canary Wharf London,England.

Dear:Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen by the Board of trustees
of Chevron Corporation as one of the final recipient to receive Free Cash
Grant of $5,000,000.00 (Five Million USD) for your personal and business
development.

The Grant was based on random selection exercises of database of E-mail
addresses on internet websites worldwide,and the Globe divided into Zones.
No tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different
ticket numbers for representation and privacy.You are hereby informed that
yours falls to our AFRICAN ZONE,hence you are to paid by our African Zonal
Payment Centre.

Note; You will be choosen just once as beneficiaries to receive the Grant.

For claims,you are to directly contact our assigned Finance Manager in our
African Zonal Centre,quoting your Qualification No: (UK-6747,AF-9005) and
also completing the Verification Form provided below.
__________________________
Name: Mr. Frederick Bill
Phone No: +234-7025976841
E-mail: africanzonalcentre@chevrongrant.com
_______________________________

1.FULL NAMES:________
2.ADDRESS:____________
3.SEX:_________________
4.AGE:__________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:________
6.OCCUPATION:_____________
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:________
8.NEXT OF KIN:______________
9.CITY:/COUNTRY:_____________

You are to indicate your prefered choice of payment as stated below.
1. Payment by Bank Transfer: 2. Payment by Certified Cheque:

Be advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end
of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Mrs. Sussan William
GRANT COORDINATOR.

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