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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: Mr Seifollah Jashnsaz <a.szymanowska@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: seifollahjashnsaz@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:27:07 +0800
Subject: Mr Seifollah Jashnsaz

For a brief introduction: I am Mr. Seifollah Jashnsaz, a citizen of Iran and i
am working in Iranian Oil Company as Managing Director; Project Implementation
of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) here in Iran. I held "M.A on Education,
Management & B.S.on English Literature".

Here is our company website: www.nioc.ir .view it for my reality and for your
appraisal. Or you click on the link below for English version:
http://www.nioc.ir/Portal/Home/Default.aspx?CategoryID=a034ee3f-1acf-4bad-a4af-1bbbf5c1e716

With a great respect to you, i am sorry for this informal mode of contacting
you. I obtained your contact from a reliable source on a Business listing
information service during my search for an investment opportunities in your
country and after due consultations with my opinion adviser, I decided to
contact you believing that by the grace of The Almighty God , you will accept me
to be your Partner in a Business Venture which i am intending to enter now.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of
the deal described here under for the benefit of all of us(parties). Within The
Ministry of Petroleum Resources where I work as a Director, and with the
cooperation of two other top Officials, we have in our possession as overdue
payment Bills totaling Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S.Dollar, which
we have transferred Abroad (Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia) through Diplomatic means with
the assistance of a Director, from one Malaysian- based Financial Firm here in
Iran, to enable us transfer this sum. So we need an Assistance and co-operation
of a foreign Company /individual to receive the said fund for our mutual
benefits and use it for join business venture in your country.

Moreover, we are handicapped in the circumstances as the Iranian Civil Service
Code of Conduct does not allow us, especially our Company policy, to operate
offshore account, hence I am proposing this Transaction before you. The amount
represents the Balance of the total Contract value executed on behalf of our
Ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials Over-invoiced
deliberately.

Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor
(Maurel & Prom Ltd, France). We are seeking your assistance in providing a vital
Account or any virgin bank account into which we can remit this money by acting
as our main partner and Trustee. This we can do by swapping of account and
Changing of beneficiary and other forms of Documentation upon application for
claim to reflect the payment and approvals to be secured on behalf of you.

This processes being pre-arranged with the Principal trustee of the original
contractor and with the consent of the original contractor. I have the Mandate
of my partners involved to propose to you of your willingness to assist us in
the transaction. Your share of the sum will be 30% of the total sum, 60% for us
and 10% for taxation and Miscellaneous expenses.

The business itself is 100% safe on your part. Also your area of specialization
is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.

On your feed back to me, then i must explain further to you on how every thing
must be. However, on getting back to me please include your PHONE NUMBER,FULL
NAME AND COUNTRY only for easier communication for swift running of this
transaction.

Kindly contact me at my private email address: seifollahjashnsaz@gmail.com

I await your urgent response please.

Regards,
Mr. Seifollah Jashnsaz .
Director, Project Implementation,
National Iranian Oil Company

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