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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: "DR. GODDY JENKINS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <winner@sdpc-onlinepromotion.eu>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:37:21 -0000
Subject: PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION®!

The Shell Petroleum Development
Company Limited.
P O Box 1010, Liverpool,
L70 1NL, UNITED KINGDOM

Ticket Number---------------- 644 79543465 B448056490902 Serial Number---------- ---- -4708-325
Lucky Number----------------- -4-13-33-37-17 File ref.-------- ----- ----------ILP/HW 7509/02

Dear Winner,

You have been declared the winner of GBP 350,000.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pound Sterlings) .This is a concluded selection conducted over the internet with our automated email selection machines.This Lottery is promoted and sponsored by Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (United Kingdom) as part of their social responsibility to alleviate poverty.We hereby congratulate you on this huge prize monies.You are required to contact Mr. Alan Yates for immediate verification and disbursement of your Prize winnings with the following contact details below:

Fiduciary Agent's Name: Mr. Alan J. Yates
EMAIL: winner@sdpc-onlinepromotion.eu
Telephone: +44. 746 666 2852

You are to send the following information to Mr. Alan J. Yates when contacting him for prize disbursement.
(i).Full names........ (ii) Contact telephone/ fax numbers...........(iii) Contact Address............(iv)Your winning numbers..............(v)Amount won.............(vi) Age............(vii)Occupation................( viii)

For your security, you are advised not to expose your winning numbers to avoid double claiming or voiding of your winning and do not reply via this email.

Yours Faithfully,
Goddy Jenkins
Regional Coordinator
Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM.

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