419 scam: "Chevron Oil Corporation"<no-reply@chevron-s.com> CHEVRON TEXACO OIL AWARD NOTIFICATION

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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 united states dollars" (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)
- "info@chevron-s.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "Chevron Oil Corporation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@chevron-s.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 03:40:19 +0800
Subject: CHEVRON TEXACO OIL AWARD NOTIFICATION

CHEVRON TEXACO OIL AND GAS COMPANY,
1 West ferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London E14 4HA

Our Reference: CHT 2016/984-03-07.

RE: CHEVRON TEXACO OIL AND GAS COMPANY ENDOWMENT FUNDS.

Firstly, I want you to Accept My Sincere Congratulations as Your Email Address was Shortlisted as one of the Beneficiaries of this Year’s Chevron Online Endowment Fund Award (COEFA).Your e-mail address generated ticket number: [019-1870-199-04] has won 1Million United States Dollars in Chevron Lottery 2nd category award prize.

To begin your lottery claims, contact our Officer In charge, COEFA (Zone F) as follows,
***********************************************************************************
Name: Dr. John S. Watson
Email: info@chevron-s.com
************************************************************************************

You are advised to contact your Public Welfare Department officer (Dr. John S. Watson) with Your Ticket Number, Contact Address, Your Direct Tel Numbers, Your Nationality/Country, Occupation/Age, Your Passport Photograph, via the above email to avoid unnecessary delay and complications.

Note Scan and Send to us the following for Identification purposes:

1. Any of your Valid Identification Cards (School ID, Work Place ID, International Passport, National ID) {any one is acceptable}

For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Once Again, Congratulations.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. John S. Watson
Officer-In-charge, COEFA (Zone F)
Public Welfare Department,
CHEVRON TEXACO OIL AND GAS COMPANY.

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