419 scam: "CHEVRON LOTTERY GRANT 2010" <info@grant.com> CHEVRON GRANT END OF YEAR ( YOU HAVE WON)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million pounds" (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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045766905 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHEVRON LOTTERY GRANT 2010" <info@grant.com>
Reply-To: office_cliamsboard2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:42:53 -0500 (PET)
Subject: CHEVRON GRANT END OF YEAR ( YOU HAVE WON)

!!! CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness
Promotion Department of the Chevron Texaco Company, wishes to
congratulate
you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' Chevron
Texaco
International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 29th of October, 2010,
Liverpool, United Kingdom.

You have won cash prize of 1,000.000.00 Pounds ( One Million Pounds).

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our C
omputerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a
million email a ddresses from the world wide web. Each email address was
attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number:
5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was randomly selected
as
the star prize winner a mongst other consolation prize winners .

For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below
and
send it to the Claims Manager, Mr. Alfred Duncan of our claims
department
through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been
mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of
your
prizes.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:______
2.ADDRESS:_________ ,

3.SEX:___________
4.AGE:_______
5.MARITAL STATUS:________
6.OCCUPATION
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:________
9.AMOUNTWON:____________
10.STATE:___________
11. COUNTRY_________
12. MOBILE NUMBER:__________
13. ZIP CODE:___________
14:NATIONALITY:________

Congratulations once more, and keep trusting Chevron Texaco for top
quality
automobiles.

Claims manager:
NAME: Mr. Alfred Duncan
Tel: +44 70457 66905

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