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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "FORM SHELL DEPARTMENT LONDON UK!!!" <shelldepartment2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:45:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your Email Address has won a Cash prize of 750, 000.00 GBP in our
New Year 2010 SHELL Award Promo





Shell Petroleum Center, London,
SE1 7NA-United Kingdom
PHONE:+447031814703.

We are glad and happy to inform you that your Email Address has won a Cash
Prize of 750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British
Pounds) in our New Year 2010 SHELL Award Promo, which was was organized
through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess)
from a database of over 230,000 email addresses drawn from all the
continents of the world. This SHELL Email Promotion is an International
Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), and Awards MUST be claimed by the
email owner ONLY, not later than 3 weeks from the day of notification.

Award Reference Code: SHELL568A2010
File Number: G245

To claim your Award Prize, kindly forward your below complete personal
details including your above Award Ref No and File No to your assigned
claim officer Dr. Sam Williams on the below contact details, so that
action can commence in releasing your Award to you.

CLAIM REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6.Occupation:
7. Phone/Fax Number:
8. Present Country:

Promo Agent Name: Dr. Steve Mark
Email:shelldepartment2010@hotmail.com
Telephone Number:+447031814703.

If you do not contact your claim agent within 3 working weeks of this
winning notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised
to keep their winning details/information from the public as to avoid
fraudulent or double claim. Congratulations once again.

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