419 scam: "Shell Development Company UK"<shell_info@live.co.uk> Congratulation!! You Have Won Shell Lucky Draw 2011!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- +447014234054 (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.
- shelldraw7@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Shell Development Company UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shelldraw2011@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:27:49 +0530
Subject: Congratulation!! You Have Won Shell Lucky Draw 2011!!

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY E-MAIL AWARD 2011!!

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that, you have won a prize money of Two Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds (GBP200,000.00) in the Ongoing 2011 International E-mail Draw which was Organized by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Shell Petroleum Prize Redemption Center collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aolmail, Rediffmail,Gmail, Russian Mail,window live mail and few from other e-mail providers. Winners were selected through Electronic Random Ballot System (ERBS) without the candidate applying or any ticket being sold, Six people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center, Shell Award must be claimed not later than 15 days from the date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

The following PIN NO: has been assigned to you and you are required to quote it in every mail that you send to us: SPDC-081512

This numbers fall within the England location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in England (Mr. Alex Johnson) with the
details below and send your winning Reference numbers to him;

He shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate the release of your fund to you.

Name: Mr. Alex Johnson (Fiduciary Agent)
Tel: +447014234054
E-mail: shelldraw7@hotmail.co.uk

You are warned to keep your winning information to yourself until your fund is released to you, to avoid double claim which will lead to absolute cancellation/termination of Award. We also do not tolerate Laxity and inconsistency in claim.

NOTE: This Draw is solely conducted by Shell Petroleum Development Company UK. and cannot be claimed through any of our Regional Offices in your Country/Area. all communications must be through Shell Petroleum Development Company UK. We will try to respond to every mail You Send as soon as we can.

Once again, We congratulate you for this landmark achievement and implore you with the responsibility of ensuring successful claims. He shall get back to you with the Fund release Directives on our receipt of your personal details as requested Below;

Please, Kindly provide us with the following information for Verification of your Prize;

Full name.......................................
Address.........................................
Age...............................................
Sex...............................................
Nationality......................................
Home Telephone #...........................
Pin #.................................................
E-mail address.................................
Marital Status..................................
Occupation......................................
Mobile Telephone #..........................

"Congratulations Once Again''

SHELL REDEMPTION
CENTER UNITED KINGDOM
ZONAL COORDINATOR.

*Copyright 2000-2011 Shell Promo International E-mail Draw.*

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