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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: "SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY" <shelloil2010@sify.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:21:01 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: LUCKY WINNER; REFERENCE NUMBER: SPDC-081511

CONGRATULATIONS!

REFERENCE NUMBER: SPDC-081511

SHELL ELECTRONIC E-MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release 2010,from
the SHELL ELECTRONIC E-MAIL AWARD.and you have been awarded with a cash
prize of £1.5 "one million five hundred thousand british pounds,Which is
fully based on
an Electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses

Contact our representative, Mr. Richard Goldman by sending,your claims
requirements to him on the E-mail below:shelloil2010@sify.com.

Fill the below form and send to your agent
1. Full name..........................
2. Address ...............
3. Country of origin.......................
4. Occupation...........................
5. AGE...........................
6.Sex..........................
7. Phone number.......................
8 . Cell phone number.............
9. Email Address..........................

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your claim 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.

Contact claims agent,
Mr. Richard Goldman
Tell:+60133872931
Email:shelloil2010@sify.com

Congratulations!! once again.


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