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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: "jerry rooty" <jrryrooty18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jrryrooty@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:00:50 +0200
Subject: ALLOCATION

REF: NPA/O1/SAT/06
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 I 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  SINCE SEPTEMBER 08 2006.

THE LICENSE BEEN VALID TILL DATE (AS I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I KEEP TO MY SIDE OF THE BARGAIN), I HAVE DECIDED 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. THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU.

WITH THE CURRENT OF EVENTS IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, WE WILL 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 CANDATE FOR AT LEAST MIN OF 1 MILLION BARRELS PER MONTH, A MAXIMUM OF 2 MILLION BARRELS PER MONTH.

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 WILL OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE OIL SALE PROCEEDS IN WHICH BOTH OF US SHALL BE SIGNATORIES TO THE ACCOUNT.

5.WE WILL 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 WILL BE ALLOWED.

I BELIEVE YOU ARE A PERSON OF WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE. THIS OFFER SHOULD BE 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 SOUTH AFRICA FOR A CONFRENCE. KINDLY CALL ME AT +27 78 235 4133

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.JERRY ROOTY
Phone+27 78 235 4133


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