Kauai County Police of USA has issued an alert to the residents of Kauai for remaining vigilant about a currently-circulating lottery e-mail fraud that's masquerading online as a Shell Petroleum sweepstake. Kauai.hawaiinewsnow.com published this on December 22, 2011.
Notably, Shell Petroleum is an oil and gas enterprise that caters to global demands. The fraudulent electronic mail supposedly from it addressing the recipient as 'Shell Award Winner' tells him that based on the outcomes obtained from the company's yearly Award/Grant lottery game that ended during December 2011, the company with pleasure is informing him that his e-mail id has come out as one fortunate winner within the '2011 Shell End of the Year Award.' Consequently, he's eligible for a total 500,000 Great British Pounds in reference to number KPL/09-002/JA of Ticket No. SPDC-06/1055, that'll soon get paid to him. However, presently he should contact the claims agent that has been assigned his name to fast become aware about the directions regarding the claim's redemption as well as get the prize-award paid thereof, the e-mail explains.
Subsequently, the e-mail further tells the victim for dispatching one 'self' check, amount not disclosed, before he becomes entitled towards getting the lottery cash.
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