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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Cole Morgan <cwynar@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: engr.colemorgan@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:14:20 +0800
Subject: Crude Oil Sales Venture Partnership

Crude Oil Allocation And Exportation Partnership
Asia Liaison Office
RE: Crude Oil Sales Venture Partnership.


I wish to introduce you to this highly prospective crude oil sale venture.
What do I mean?
I propose that we become partners in a crude oil sales project under the
umbrella of the Russia Crude Oil Allocation And Exportation Partnership
and Principe.


In this project, we will register either you or your company to re-assign
an already allocated crude oil sale license to you or the company and act
as representative of the Petroleum Agency in selling of crude oil to the
end buyers.


I have assisted a company based in Oman, Middle East to secure a crude oil
sale license allocation in 2005. The director of this company, Mr. Ahmed
Fahid could not actualize his dream in this project as he; the sole owner
of the company was unfortunately struck by stroke therefore incapable of
involving in active business.


I will package you as the crude oil sale license beneficiary. We would
re-assign the sale license earlier given to Mr. Ahmed Fahid to you/your
company. This will give you or your company the legal authority to act as
crude oil sales agent/representative for the petroleum agency.


The assignment of the crude oil sale license allocation to your company
gives us the privilege to operate as first lifters of crude oil from the
block. This attracts US$2.00 discount per barrel to the lifter. The
US$2.00 is our (lifter) entitlement from the local petroleum agency
(national petroleum agency), also been able to get final buyers entitles
us also to a US$1.00 discount from the discount given to the end buyer as
"mandates". as we are going to be lifting 2 million barrels per month from
the block, US$2.00 discount from local petroleum agency sums up to US$4
million per month. And US$1..00 discount from the end buyer comes to US$2
million per month. This totals to US$6 million gross coming to our group
per transaction/per month.


On equity sharing ration, both of us will be netting in a cool US$6
Million as profits monthly. This proceeds known as commissions will be
shared equally on equity between the both of us at the end of every sales
operation month. This implies that we shall both go home with US$3 Million
each


This project is highly prospective and presently the most legitimate money
making machinery someone can set up. What is so interesting about the
project is that our both presence is not much needed, rather after the
registration of your information/your company and obtaining the crude oil
sales license, we would connect buyers to the Petroleum Agency by any
means we choose and our commissions will be directed instantly to our
nominated company bank co-ordinates.


I will gladly appreciate your understanding and with keen interest to be
part of this moving train called CRUDE OIL SALES VENTURE.


Get back urgently.

Engr. Cole Morgan

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