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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kenajeffoil@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Kenajeff=20Oilcorporation?= <kenajeffoil@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kenajeffoil@easymail.hu
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 07:25:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re Bid / Purchase of Bonny light Crude Oil


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: kenajeffoil@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,


Re Bid / Purchase of Bonny light Crude Oil


In line with the global high demand of crude oil, owing to the

perennial shortage of crude oil in global market as a result of the

insurgencies in Iraq and Iran, we of KENAJEFF OIL CORPORATION, Consultants to DPR,

a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) invites

you to bid for an oil bloc, oil allocation, or purchase of Bonny light

crude oil.


Presently, we have, An on-Going oil Bloc, oil allocation and large

quantity of Bonny light Crude oil (BLCO), Forcados, Brass Light Crude,

Nembe Light Crude, Bonny Medium Light Crude, Qua Iboe Light Crude, Low Pour

Fuel Oil, High Pour Fuel Oil, and Oil Sludge for immediate sale.


If you are interested in any of the above, please do indicate, by

sending a fax stating your interestedness and also call, on the telephone

number above for, a reservation of a slot or more in your favor.


Please be informed that, we can only, serve those who come first.


1.Quality: Shall be strictly in accordance with NNPC Specification.

2.Price: Shall be determined on 3 days average of Plat; discount US$7.00 on FOB/STS, US$3.50 on CIF

3.Delivery: CIF, FOB or STS.

4.Quantity: I million or 2 million Barrels per month for 12 calendar

months for Light Crude 50, 000 - 70,000 metric Tonnes for LPFO, HPFO, OIL

Sludge etc.


Waiting for your immediate response.

Sincerely Yours,

KEN. JEFF. CEO/President

For: (KENAJEFF OIL CORPORATION)

- Kenajeff Oilcorporation

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