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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: "peter sumen" <mrpetersumen2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:02:19 -0800
Subject: From: PETER SUMEN. (NPA)


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Ref: NPA/01-1/SAP/08

EMAIL:peter.sumen@gmail.com

From: PETER SUMEN. (NPA)

I wish to introduce you to this 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 National Petroleum Agency of Sao Tome and Principe.

In this project, we will register either your company or a joint company
with the local Corporate Affairs Commission of Sao Tome and Principe;
re-assign an already allocated crude oil sale license to 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
Syed 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 to your/our company.
This will give your company/our joint 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 our 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 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/our 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 keen interest to be part of
this moving train called CRUDE OIL SALES VENTURE.

Get back urgently.

PETER SUMEN (NPA)

My private email is this peter.sumen@gmail.com
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