419 scam: "UK SHELL PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL 2014 EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION AWARD." <info@bbn.cn> Dear Lucky Email Owner/Winner

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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:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +447937411147

Fraud email example:

From: "UK SHELL PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL 2014 EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION AWARD." <info@bbn.cn>
Reply-To: shshelloil_gas@mail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 08:08:46 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Dear Lucky Email Owner/Winner

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UK SHELL PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL 2014 EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION AWARD.
Seafield House Hill of Rublislaw Aberdeen AB15 6BL London

REF N?: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH N?: 14/0017/1PD
WINNING N?: 60/84/27/19/36

OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Lucky Email Owner/Winner,

The UK Shell Petroleum lottery board wishes to inform you that the results
of our online ballot lottery international program held in United Kingdom
has been released to you today.
Your E-mail address was picked as one of the E-mail online lucky winner of
the lump sum of ,1,950,000.00 GBP, therefore, we have issued a letter of
payment with a cheque of
1,950,000.00 GBP to the paying bank for the payout lump sum of
1,950,000.00 GBP.

All the e-mail participants for the online draw were selected randomly
from World Wide Web sites through Shell Petroleum computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000
Companies and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion
takes place biannually i.e. twice in a year.

All winning must be claimed not later than 10 DAYS. After this mandate all
the unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union treasury as
unclaimed.

To file for your claim, Provide the below details:

1. Full Names:
2. Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Fax Number:
6. Date of birth:
7. Occupation:
8. Sex: / Marital Status:
9. Winning Email:

Mrs. Julian Elizabeth
Online Coordinator
Tel: +44 7937411147

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