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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Shell Petroleum Development Company of England
<shelluk12354_2009@msn.com>
Reply-To: <shelluk-claims@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:50:31 +0000
Subject: Shell Petroleum Development Company of England Award Promotion!!
Shell Petroleum Development Company of England
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Shell Centre, London, SE1 7NA - United Kingdom Tel: +44-7031-816-913
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BATCH REF: JANUARY/009/YY
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Four Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds( £400,000.00
GB Pounds) for the 2009 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,rediffmail, 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
Your Personal Information Is Needed;
Full Name:..........................
Resident Address:..................
Country............................................
Sex:.......................... .............
Occupation:.................. .................
Phone Number:....................... ..........
Age:.......................... ............................
This numbers fall within the England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in London [Dr. Bob
Williams] with the details below and send your winning identification numbers to him;
E-Mail:shell-claims@hotmail.com
Tel: +44 703 185
2767
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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