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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 LOTTERY AWARD <claimagent.429@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: fredcampbellcoza@live.com
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION! Your E-mail address just won $500,000.00






 

SHELL PETROLEUM LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

IN COLLARBORATION WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
{SPDC} AND BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.


Shell UK Limited Shell Centre
London SE1 9NA:
Tel. +44 (0) 78 331 78215

Email:
shellpetroleum@representative.com

REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02

BATCH Nº: 14/0017/1PD

WINNING Nº: 60/84/27/17/36

                         
                      

                                            OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

Dear winner,

 

Winner in the 2nd category of our Shell Management free Net
Lottery Promotional award draws held on September 2010. I am writing in
respect to your lotto winning prize of US$500,000.00 Dollars (Five hundred
thousand Dollars only) which you won through the email ballot draws in our Shell
Management Lotto Award on 1st of October 2010 in the second
category prize winnings. Shell enjoyed a reputation as a company found oil and
gas. We wish to inform you that your total prize money of US$500,000.00 Dollars
has been returned to us by our Lotto claims delivery company as unclaimed prize
after their initial letter to your address for your award payment was not
successful.

 

Shell divested some 300,000 barrels a day in production capacity.

The answer is clear; we are an integrated oil and gas company.


 

We have six clearance offices zoned continentally, Namely: Canada,
Brazil, South Africa, Japan, London & Australia,  clearance zones
are picked randomly by computer, each winning number falls within any of the
clearance zones, is the duty of the approved zonal clearance office to handle
all clearance process to make sure bank releases won prize in time

Your prize numbers fall at our African region approved
clearance office in Johannesburg, South Africa, in view of this; your prize money
will be released from Johannesburg:
your money has been deposited in bank with insurance coverage. Your clearance
agent will facilitate payment process immediately you contact him.

You are hereby requested to contact your clearance agent on his
email address below for your immediate award payment.


 Name: Engr. FRED CAMPELL

Office Address: Shell
Building No: 68 Von Brandies Street Johannesburg,


South Africa.


Email: claimagent2010@luckymail.com

Email:fredcampbellcoza@live.com

Mobile:
+27 734469407

NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS
WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. WINNING RESULT MUST BE KEPT SECRET TO AVOID
DOUBLE CLAIM WHICH WILL RESULT TO YOUR LOST OF PACKAGE.

 Please note: You have to reconfirm your full
details to him such as:

1. Name in full:…………………………………..

2. Address:…………………………………………..

3. Nationality:…………………………………………

4. Age:/Sex …………………………………………………….


5. Occupation:……………………………………………….


6. Phone/Fax:………………………………………………….


7. Present Country:………………………………………………


Thanks,

Sincerely yours Prof. Carl Allison

(President; Int'l Lotto Org.)

 

         IMPORTANT
NOTICE 

 

Make sure you keep contact only with the approved clearance agent,
any transaction you hold with other persons beside him is at your own risk, be
aware that your paying authority will affect payment swiftly upon satisfactory
report, verifications and validation provided by the clearance office prior
payment in accordance with policy of organizers of this
promotion.                                  


SIMPLY REPLY TO YOUR CLEARANCE AGENT

 


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