An Email with the Subject "SHELL PETROLEUM LOTTERY PROGRAMME," was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:56:39 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as REV LOUIS KING <revlouisking_shell@live.com>.
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SHELL PETROLEUM LOTTERY PROGRAMME, ABUJA SE4 3NA, NIGERIA. DATE;29/04/2008 FEF;465061610 BATCH;6088493937/2008 WINNING NO;WC1334/SPDC DEAR LUCKY BENEFICIARY, THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMAPNY NIGERIA,IS GLADE TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR EMAIL IS AMOUNG THOSE THAT HAVE SCAMMED AND YOU HAVE BEEN COMPESATE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE WITH THE SUM OF $4.5,000,000 AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED FROM THE SUPREEM COURT HERE IN NIGERIA,AND WE HAVE INSTRUCTED BY THE NIGERIA PRESIDENT ON HOW TO SEND YOUR $4,5,000,000 BY THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER. THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NIGERIA,WAS ESTABLISH IN THE YEAR 2000 BY THE SHELL MULTI-MILLION GROUP AND IS NOW SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED NATION (UN),EUROPEAN UNION (EU),AND THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA STATES (ECOWAS),AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI).TO SCAM AND FRUADLENT IN THE WORLD. TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM,PLEASE QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE,BATCH AND WINNING NUMBER WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THIS NOTIFICATION AS WELL AS YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER TO HELP LOCATE YOUR FILE WASILY.FOR SECURITY REASONS,WE ADVICE YOU TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL YOUR FUND IS DELIEVERED TO YOU BY THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER,THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID FRAUDLENT ACT. CLICK HERE:http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/04/nigeria040703shell.htm HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:SIMPLY CONTAC OUR FIDUCIAL AGENT, REV LOUIS KING EMAIL revlouisking_shell@live.com telephone +234-239-36988 HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial agent, FILL THIS FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO HIM TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM. LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT FULL NAME................................................. DATE OF BIRTH.................................. SEX.................................. AGE.................................. MARITAL STATUS................................... NATIONALITY......................................... OCCUPATION........................................... TELEPHONE.......................................... FAX...................................................... EMAIL................ DATE...................................................... WINNER REF/BATCH NO........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT. PLEAS QOUTE YOUR REFERENCE,BATCH AND WINNING NUMBER WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THIS NOTIFICATION AS WELL AS YOUR FULL NAME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER TO HELP YOU LOCATE FILE EASILY. FINALLY,BENEFICIARY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPPMENT OF YOUR FUND TO BE DELIEVERED OT YOU IN 24HOURS TO YOUR DOORSTEP AND THE FEES IS JUST $450.ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD KINDLY,ACCEPT OUR WARMEST CONGRATULATION THANKS. BEST REGARD. RODOLFO C. NAGUIT