419 scam: "Weatherford 2018 Lottery"<warehouse@gil.com.pk> OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER.

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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: "Weatherford 2018 Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <recruitmentwea@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018 14:52:47 -0700
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER.

Weatherford Ltd.
1221 Evangeline Thruway
Broussard LA 70518 United States
Ref No: WFDI/ 0101/902/2018
Batch: WFDI/ 206/GPWIN/US
Tel: +1503-447-5760/315-387-0286

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER.

It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find
time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the
following official publication of results of the E-mail Electronic Online
Sweepstakes Organized by Weatherford, in conjunction with the foundation for the
Promotion of Software Products, (F.P.S.) held on June 24th 2018 here in
New York, United States of America .Weatherford earns its profit mainly from
advertising using their very own company.

Worldwide e-mail service Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social networking
and You Tube video sharing,which are all offered to the public for free.
We wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the Twelve (12)
selected winners in the ongoing E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes.Hence
we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage
to Weatherford and its Products. A Bank Draft of $1, 500, 000, 00{One million five
hundred thousand USD} will be issued in your name by our Foreign Payment
Bureau and also a certificate of prize claim will be sent alongside your Bank
Draft.

You are advised to contact our Foreign Payment Bureau with the following
details below for the Processing of your Claims:

FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE FORM.

(1) Your Contact Address:
(2) Your Contact Telephone/MobileNumber:
(3) Your Nationality/Country:
(4)Your Full Names:
(5)Occupation:
(6)Age/Gender:
(7)Marital Status:
(8) Private Email Address:
(9) Ever Won Any Online Lottery?
(10) How Do You Feel As A Winner?

Contact our Foreign Payment Bureau officer below:
Harry Goerge,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with the E-mail accounts as
follows:
Email: recruitment@weatherfordhrd.com

NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is
part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be WARNED!!!!
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Weatherford Board Commission.

Freddie Williams,
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,
Weatherford United States.
©2018 Weatherford Corporation.

Disclaimer: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. (GHANDHARA INDUSTRIES LIMITED)

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