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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.
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: "SHELL AWARD" <shellaward3@mailbox.hu>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 10:55:56 +0100
Subject: Congratulations! [Your E-mail has won you a sum of $3 Million US]
[image: Shell logo]Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria
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Shell Industrial Area, Rumobiakani, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Tel: +234 806 562 3504
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*BATCH REF: MAY/008/YY
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Three Million
United States Dollars (US$3,000,000.00) for the 2008 International E-mail
Draw which is Organized by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).
SPDC collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online,
among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol, Walla, Gmail, Russian Mail
and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected
yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected
Winners.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Shell
Award must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification.
Any Prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Stated below is your identification number:
REFERENCE NUMBER: SPDC-081511
This numbers fall within the Nigerian Location file, you are requested to
contact our fiduciary agent in Port Harcourt [Mr. Philip Durund] with the
details below and send your winning identification numbers to him;
E-Mail: shellclaim1@live.com
TELE: +2348065623504*+++++234 80+234 806 562 35046 562 3504
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He shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate the release
of your fund to you.
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Dr. (Mrs.) Lynda Johnson
[Publicity Secretary]*
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