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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: "Looking For Good Business Partner" <david.presley@gmx.de>
Reply-To: "Looking For Good Partner" <david.presley@live.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:31:46 +0100
Subject: Looking For Good Business Partner

Engr.David Presley
12 Hallforest Close,
Kintore, Aberdeenshire,
AB51 0TU,
U.K.
Email:david.presley@live.com

Dear Friend

I am Engr.David Presley from England,chairman contract award committee for the AMEC PLC petroleum special trust fund project, I know these letters will come to you as a surprise since you do not know me in person please bear with us,We are in search for a reliable and honest partner in your country that we can entrust with the sum of US$28.3Million

These funds originated from some contracts we executed for the Kuwait Oil Contract (KOC) Purpose for the supply and installations of construction of new refinery in the Al-Zour region during the upgrade of existing refineries in Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah oil-pipeline to the new refinery project at Al-Zour.

This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to Contractors who executed these contract leaving behind some millions of dollars as an over-invoice/commission for we the committee members to benefit.

In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign partner in your country who will receive these fund on our behalf for mutual benefits which means that you will provide us with any account of your choice we can lodge these fund immediately from our reserve account in Europe.

DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:

20% of the total sum will be your share for providing us an account While 80% will be for me and my colleagues.

I will visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund in your nominated account to know you better and discuss investment or importation of goods to British markets

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE AS ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED REGARDING THIS TRANSECTION.

What matters most is Honesty and Confidentiality of this transaction on your side.If this proposal do interests you, please do not hesitate to email me on my private email david.presley@live.com as a matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can call you for more details for your understanding.

Best Regard
Engr.David Presley

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