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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: "Craig Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m_776@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:23:00 -0800
Subject: From Mr. Jones

Hello,

It took me a lot of time to summon courage to email you. It is a fact that we might have had any previous business dealings,
but I strongly believe that with understanding and trust we can have a successful business relationship.
My name is Craig Jones, the Chief financial officer of New Zealand's Oil & Gas Company Ltd..

We have been on a project called The Kupe project. This project is to be the first phase development of gas field discoveries
first made by New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) in 1986. The project was given the final go ahead to move into the construction
phase in July 2006. However, a large amount of design, assessment and pre-development work preceded this decision.
For proper verification on this project, visit http://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/kupe/

I have access to very vital information that can be used to move a huge amount of money out of the project account to a secured account.
I have done my homework very well .I have the machineries in place to get it done since I am still in active service. If it was possible for me
to do it alone I would not have bothered contacting you, ultimately I need an honest foreigner to play an important role in the completion of
this business deal.

Kindly get back to me ASAP for the next line of action if you are willing to commence. I look forward to meeting you in person and doing good
business with you and please treat as confidential.

Signed:

Craig Jones

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