419 scam: " Million Petroleum Trust Fund Award 2011"<spdc@gmail.com> Your Email Address Won US$550,000.00 on PTF Award 2011

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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!

Fraud email example:

From: " Million Petroleum Trust Fund Award 2011" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ptf-petroleum@qatar.io>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 15:19:42 -0700
Subject: Your Email Address Won US$550,000.00 on PTF Award 2011

WINNING INFORMATION Ref no: 859078497 Batch: 8056490902/188 Lotto type : mega million Winning number: 6,18,40,43,47,49,32 Date: 29th May, 2011 Dear Lucky Winner, This is to inform you that your Email Address have emerged winner of the PETROLEUM TRUST FUND LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 28th of May, 2011; You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$550,000.00 ( FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND AMERICAN DOLLARS). While basking in the euphoria of this achievement, I wish to seize this opportunity to acquaint you with guidelines as you must follow in order to complete your claims. On our part, we have a mandate to see you through. We will work assiduously to realize this mandate as we respect your views, opinions and most importantly protect your Privacy. To claim Your prize;Please quote Your Full Name, Date of draw,Reference Number, Batch Number and Winning Number, which can be found on the top-right corner of this message. Also, you should give in your telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize has been 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. Note: All winning MUST be claimed before the 18th June 2011; otherwise all funds will be canceled. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL BUT CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT THROUGH EMAIL WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW Contact details: Mr.Al Daye Khairul Email: mega-cooperative@qatar.io Musa Ahmed ONLINE COORDINATOR PETROLEUM TRUST FUND LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

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