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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: "ROLAND WESSEL" <roland2wessel@msn.com>
Reply-To: roland2wessel@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:47:21 +0000
Subject: reliable representative needed

Dear Partner,

Compliments of the day to you.Let me crave your indulgence to introduce
myself to you I am Mr Roland Wessel chief executive officer of Star Energy
Group plc we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material and
export into the Canada/America and Europe.

I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a cheque that is
due for payment to me for services and supplies i rendered.

Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you to furnish me with your
particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please,you have to
be an honest and trusted person, as more payments wil be made through you in
the course of this transaction.And moreso you will be
entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to recieve for us from
our customers.
Please contact us for more information via email with the below informations
filled out.

NAME..................................
MAILING ADDRESS.......................
AGE:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY........................
FAX NUMBER:...........................
TELEPHONE NUMBERS (MOBILE)............
OCCUPATION:...........................
NAME OF BANK:.........................
We look forward in working with you.
NOTE:This does not require any of your financial obligations

WARMEST REGARDS,

Mr.Roland Wessel
C.E.O
Star Energy Group plc.
1st Floor
5 Lower Belgrave Street
London SW1W 0NR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 7024 0625 62


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