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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: "Engr.Jerry Rooty" <fbgrerry28663@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: ismailmyunus@micorreo.cai.es
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:59:20 +0000
Subject: Oil Exploration Of Sao Tome & Principe

REF: NPA/O300/JAN/025

FROM: ENGR.JERRY ROOTY (NPA)

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS ENGR. JERRY ROOTY, I WORK WITH THE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE NATIONAL
PETROLEUM AGENCY. TO BE PRECISE, I OVERSEE EUROPE OPERATIONS FOR THE AGENCY.
MY POSITION IN THE AGENCY ENTITLES EXPLORATION ALLOCATION LICENSES AND ME
TO RECOMMEND OIL ALLOCATION BIDDERS AND ACTUALIZE OIL LIFTING TO MY
CANDIDATES BASED ON MY INTEREST.

IN 2003, I FACILITATED AND ACTUALIZED THE LICENSE OF A CANDIDATE. A BUSINESS
MAN FROM IRAQ. THE LICENSE WAS FOR 5 YEAR AT 24 MILLION BBLS/12 MONTHS. DUE
TO REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THIS MAN TILL SINCE
SEPTEMBER 08 2006.
THE LICENSE HAS BEEN VALID TILL DATE (AS I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I KEEP TO MY
SIDE OF THE BARGAIN), I HAVE DECIDED TO BEGIN USING THE LICENSE FROM THIS
MONTH. I AM IN NEED OF A PARTNER WHOM I CAN TRUST. I WILL PACKAGE THIS
PARTNER AS THE ALLOCATION LICENSE BENEFICIARY. DUE TO MY POSITION IN THE
PETROLEUM AGENCY, I CANNOT HANDLE THIS POSITION.

YOU HAVE ALL THE QUALITIES I NEED FOR THAT PARTNER. THIS IS WHY I AM
CONTACTING YOU. WITH THE CURRENT OF EVENTS IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, WE
SHALL BE ABLE TO LIFT A MINIMUM OF 1.5 MILLION BARRELS OF SLCO PER MONTH.
THIS WILL FETCH US AN AVERAGE OF US$80 MILLION PER MONTH. I HAVE READY
BUYERS WHO WOULD SCRAMBLE FOR ANY NUMBER OF BARRELS WE LIFT.

THIS IS WHAT I PROPOSE:

1. YOU PROVIDE ME WITH YOUR COMPANY NAME, WHICH SHALL BE USED IN PLACE OF
THE INITIAL LICENSE OPERATOR.

2. I WILL ENSURE THAT YOUR COMPANY NAME IS RECOGNIZED AS THE LICENSE
OPERATOR AND THAT WE HAVE A LAY CAN DATE FOR AT LEAST MIN OF 1 MILLION
BARRELS PER MONTH, A MAXIMUM OF 2 MILLION BARRELS PER MONTH. STARTING FROM
FEBRUARY.

3. I WILL ENSURE THAT ALL LIFTING PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE AND BUYERS READILY
AVAILABLE.

4.YOU STAND IN AS THE LICENSE OPERATOR FOR ALL LIFTING AND SALES
TRANSACTIONS; WE SHALL OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE OIL SALE
PROCEEDS IN WHICH BOTH OF US SHALL BE SIGNATORIES TO THE ACCOUNT.

5.WE SHALL SPLIT THE OIL SALE PROCEEDS IN THE RATIO OF 50:50 EQUITY SHARE.
EQUITY WILL BE AT THE END OF EVERY ANNUAL QUARTER.

PLS NOTE: NO THIRD PARTY ARRANGEMENT SHALL BE ALLOWED. I BELIEVE YOU ARE A
PERSON OF WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE. THIS OFFER I MAKE TO YOU IS BASED ON
UTMOST GOOD FAITH. I COULD BE JEOPARDIZING MY POSITION IN THE AGENCY IF WORD
OF THIS GOES OUT. THEREFORE WITHOUT MINCING WORDS, I RELY ON YOU FOR UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY ON EVERY BIT OF DETAIL RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION.

CURRENTLY I’M NOW IN UNITED KINGDOM FOR A CONFRENCE. FOR YOUR PERUSAL AND
FURTHER CLEARIFICATION, KINDLY CONTACT ME AT
Tel +44 7031948822
Email: ismailmyunus@micorreo.cai.es

UPON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, I WILL BE WILLING TO FORWARD TO YOU PROOF OF MY
PROPOSITION. I LOOK FORWARD TO A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
US.

WARMLY REGARD

ENGR.REF: NPA/O6/JAN/07
FROM: ENGR.JERRY ROOTY (NPA)

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