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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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Fraud email example:

From: SCHLUMBERGER CONSTRUCTION <schlumconstruct_uk200@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:28:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE OFFER



Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,
First I must thank you for your prompt response to Our mail and for picking up the consideration to be our payment officer/Sales representative via our costumers who are already and able to pay some of the outstanding bills of our company . I will also want you to know that you don't have to pay for any business you do with us, we are suppose to pay you for your services, so no money is involved.The position is very much available.
We are an organization that started in 1972, although there are quite some numbers of such organizations here in United Kingdom(UK) but ours is made with a big difference. We have the mother company of this organization, which is the SCHLUMBERGER OIL CORPORATIONS in London, where the SCHLUMBERGER OIL CORPORATIONS is a sub co-operation to SCHLUMBERGER OIL AND CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATIONS UK, which was established some years ago , before now we operate locally, but we have decided to embark on international trade. We do building of bridges,construction of roads,minning of oil minerals and drilling of minerals within the Uk and other parts of the world based on our business contracts with different regions . The various industries we cater to are:Constructions,Minning, Fashion, media, entertainment, personal, e.t.c.
You are very much free to visit our web site to know more about our products at :http://www.slb.com/
Surprise to say that your role for now in this endeavor is to serve as
our agent that our customers who buys/bought our product can reach for payments and helping us collecting their outstanding money which they owe to our company, you will be given a commission of 10% for any payment made through you to us, and you will be given instructions on how to remit the balance funds to us .
The more reasons We seek a Representative (Payment Agent) in your province due to the fact that we want to increase and expand our marketing network by setting up an office in your Zone before the end of this year that is why you are acting as our agent/rep that will reach out to all our customers in your Zone/Region as you know this will help us settle down easily and more conveniently when we come in because as we have an agent/rep (you) on ground, and secondly, is due to language/Currency Variance which we find problem dealing directly with our customers. More so some of our international customers who are reluctant in paying up are claiming that they are finding it difficult reaching us for payments due to the distance, so to ease them up so they could easily and quickly pay up instead of all these excuses they are making up, we are seeking for representative closer to them. So to this end we seek the assistance of individual or a group to assist us.
The way it works is this; the board of trustees would determine your eligibility. If we find you eligible we then inform our owing customers/creditors that we have a payment officer in their region, they call you to ascertain and confirm a few facts and then they eventually make out payment. You receive the payment; you will deduct your 10% share and every other necessary bank charges/taxes then based on instructions received from us, you will have to remit the balance to us. If we are able to build and sustain this business relationship (based on trust of course), then the frequency of the money will definitely increase.
Please we would very much like to know if you are presently or previously been involved in this kind of venture. So we can really know how experienced you are in this endeavor or else we will have to send you step by step instructions as the transaction commence. I would then pass these information and your contact details along to our customers and within a few days they would contact you and perfect modalities of getting the payment across to you.
In our next immediate mail to you we will send you the Memorandum Of Understanding of our company ,this documents will certify you as a recongnised representative of Schlumberger Oil and Constructions Co orperations after you must have signed and submit.
Please be advised that we will have to begin the necessary process of approving you as our agent/partner in our Co operation after you have signed our Memorandum Of Understanding.
We will endeavor to contact you via the phone number you have provided and your email.
Thanks and hope this is the beginning of a mutual and beneficial business relationship. I hope to inform you correctly and wait to hear from you soon so I can advise you on the very next step to take in this endeavor.
Note: Endeavour to indicate your reference number as above in all of your correspondence with us.Please fill this informations for us below:

Full Name:
Contact Address:
Country:
Country code/zip code:
Position in your present occupation:
Age:
Sex:

Thanks in advance.
Respectfully Submitted,
C.E.O Rana Talwar,
SCHLUMBERGER OIL AND
CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATIONS,
406 BURY NEW ROAD
WHITEFIELD,
MANCHESTER M45 7SX
UNITED KINGDOM.





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