Another scam doing the rounds this time under the guises of Shell South Africa claiming you have won a large sum of money in their contest / lottery. Once again there is NO such lottery or winnings waiting for you, this is merely an attempt to get personal information from you which can be used in identity theft scams or worse.

Email appears as follows:

South Africa Shell National Promo,
Johannesburg,South Africa.
22nd October,2010.
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Congratulations as we announce to you that your email has been shortlisted
winner of R950,000(Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand South African Rand)in the
South Africa SHELL PETROLEUM EMAIL INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2010 promotions program
held this last quater of year 2010.NOTE:To file for your claim, please contact
our South Africa Regional Shell cooperate Office(Claim Department via
information below with the requested details.

Shell Petroleum Claim's Department
Mr Roy Powell(Claim Promo Officer)
Email:shellpty1@safrica.com
Contact Direct Line:+27-78-160-3853
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Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote
these numbers in your correspondence to our claim's department.
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(1) Ref No.SH/037/11/06/SA
(2) Batch No: JBSH/10/JB/SA
(3) Lucky No: 03-13-31.54-123
(4) Serial No: SHPTL/82536
(5) PROMOTION DATE: 22nd October,2010.
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VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
1. Full Name:..............
2. Address....................
3. Occupation:..............
4. Nationality...............
5. Tel No........................
6.Date Of Birth....................

Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say CONGRATULATIONS!

Sincerely,
South Africa Shell Promotion Award Team,
Johannesburg,South Africa.