419 scam: "SHELL PETROLEUM" <shell_petrolum@att.net> SHELL PETROLEUM WINNING NOTIFICATION

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447010039769 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- castwilliams@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "SHELL PETROLEUM" <shell_petrolum@att.net>
Reply-To: <castwilliams@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:12:07 +0530
Subject: SHELL PETROLEUM WINNING NOTIFICATION

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FROM THE DESK OF DR. CARLSON WILLIAMS. PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR (SPDC)
AWARD CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OFFICE SPDC-091919.

.SPDC'' Lottery Promo (Lotto Lore)
Shell Petroleum Development Company
(Customer Services)
Tel: +447010039769

Royal Dutch Shell plc,
124 Stockport road,
longsight, manchester, M60 2BD,
United Kingdom, (Distr. office).

Your Winning Details.
Ref: Ng/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING
Serial number: 11330381005368/02
Ticket number: 56475600545 188

CONGRATULATIONS!!.
Dear Guaranteed Winner,

We happily announce to you the result (#951) of the email address ballot lottery draw of the Shell Lottery Promo (lotto), online Shell program held on Friday 17th Dec, 2010. Been the largest promo award over the year. your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with serial numbe11330381005368/02 drew the lucky numbers 7 9 17 23 27 32 bonus 22, which subsequently won you the lottery JACKPOT category in cash credit file you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (£750,000.00GBP) seven hundred and fifty thousand great British pounds in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £18,000,000.00GBP shared among the (twenty four) lucky winners in this category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from world wide Web sites through an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different world wide from over 500,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. Note that 10% of your claim will go for the Haiti. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our ASIAN booklet, representative region in Asia as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your (£750,000.00 GBP) (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) would be released to you by any of our payment offices. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

We congratulate you for being one of the people selected. You are to contact your lottery fiduciary agent. Name: Dr, CARLSON WILLIAMS. (Shell Prize Admin,) Contact E-mail address: castwilliams@aol.com
Tel: +447010039769 With your data for Claim. However you have to fill and submit this form for verification & direction on how you can claim your winning fund. Call or email the below form to your agent for him to direct you and commence the processing of your winning prize and send back to him the below form after filling it.

FUND RELEASE CLAIM FORM
(1) Your Full Name:................................................
(2) Delivery Address...............................................
(3) Date Of Birth;....................................................
(4) Your Resident Town;........................................
(5) Marital Status;.....................................................
(6) Occupation;........................................................
(7) Your Country:......................................................
(8) Telephone:..........................................................
(9) Your Winning Email:............................................
(10) Amount Won:.....................................................
(11) Batch Number:...................................................
(12) Winning Serial Number:.....................................
(13) Reff Number:......................................................
SCANNED IDENTITY CARD...................(Mandatory)

As a security measure, you are asked to keep your winning information
confidential until you have made your claim. This is mainly to avoid
putting up double claims with your email and reference number which will
result to the cancellation of your cash grant. on behalf of myself and all
staff of ( SPDC) shell e-mail draw promo Incorporated, I say
Congratulation Once Again....Note: all claims must be made before the 30th
of December, 2011.Copyright © 1911-2011 Shell Petroleum Development

LOTTERY SPONSORS:

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam