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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: "info.spdc@shell.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intel.james.spdc@gala.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:11:33 -0400
Subject: H-0101551-RY

SPDC Hong Kong/United Kingdom
Shell Center Newman Avenue.
 
BATCH REF: H/SHUK/010/RY
 
Special Report Note (SRN): Please bear with us since it is a new payment policy to eradicate fraud. We are pleased to inform you that you have won prize money of One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) in cash, including a BMW car for the International E-mail Draw which is organized by Shell Petroleum Development Center (SPDC). SPDC collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, AOL, Gmail, Hotmail and few from other email providers. 100 people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion.
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS! Stated below is your identification number:
REFERENCE NUMBER: H-0101551-RY
 
Please be informed that your DEBIT CARD of the sum of US$1,000,000.00 is now with the payee center. Contact your fiduciary agent [Dr Richard James] and give them your full detail below so that they will reinsure your winning under your full name and direct you to the bank for payment as your winning numbers fall within the United Kingdom Location file. Note that the SPDC Board do not know you in person, therefore you are required to send your Curriculum Vitae along with your means of Identification on your contact with the fiduciary agent for documentation and processing of your claims.
 
C.V should contain as follows.
 
1. Full Names: ________________________________________
 
2. Contact Address: _______________________    3. Contact Number(s): ____________________
 
4. Company Name: ________________________5. Occupation: ________________________
 
6. Marriage status: ________________________7. Sex: ________________
 
8. Next of kin: ________________________9. Date of birth: ________________________
 
10. Nationality: __________________ 11. State: ______________12. Country: __________________
 
13. CHOOSE YOUR PAYMENT OPTION BETWEEN THESE THREE OPTIONS:-
       
               1. TELEGRAPHIC TELEX TRANSFER (BANK TRANSFER).
        
               2. DRAFT PAYMENT SYSTEM.
 
               3. CASH HANDLING/COLLECTION OF FUNDS IN PERSON.
                 
                 
 
SPDC AGENT
 
Name: Dr Richard G. James
 
E-mail: intel.james.spdc@gala.net                      Tel: +44 702 403 1394
 
E-mail: dr_james.shell@spdccorporation.com                              Tel: +44 (0) 702 402 0376
 
Note: You are to keep all the grant information away from the general public especially your batch ref and reference number. (This is important as a case of double claiming will not be entertained)
Mrs. Sarah William
Congratulations once again.
SPDC, WE ARE TRULY THE OIL GIANT IN THE WORLD
 
 

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