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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: "Peter Ansah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peteransah@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:35:00 +0100
Subject: OIL LIFTING LICENSE

Hello,

I have decided to use this medium to extend a prosperous business hand shake with you and welcome you in the Oil & Gas industry. Having been in this sector of the economy since 1998, I will say without mincing words that know the terrain 100% and can guarantee our smooth operation in this highly legitimate and money spinning venture.

With my network as a staff of the National Oil Company, I have facilitated the issuance of an oil lifting license to a company that is presently out of business. This license gives the owner the mandate to lift and market a total of 60 million barrels of the crude o il for a total period of 5 years thus a sales capacity of 1 million barrels monthly. As the license remains valid for another 3 years, I’m proposing that we work out a business arrangement where we can operate the license together for the remaining period and share the proceeds on a 50:50 bases. This is the fairest I can go.

Going by the commission rates for license holders with the National Oil Company, we will be entitled to a $2.00 commission from the National Oil Company per barrel of the product sold and another $1.00 commission from the buyers. This implies a total commission in take of $3.00 per barrel of the crude oil successfully sold to the buyers.

As license holders, our job is to locate the end buyers of the crude oil and facilitate a buy/sales transaction of the crude oil between the National Oil Company being the seller and the buyers. My job status as a staff of the Company will not allow me to personal own the license so I will, take up t he responsibility of locating the buyers and being on the ground to facilitate the sales operations. You will play the role of the license owner and the beneficiary to the sales proceeds which will be shared between us 50:50 thereafter.

I will need your comments and queries to explain further and also advise us on the process of reacquiring the license to you as the new operator and the mode of operation of this project.

Awaiting your response.
Peter Ansah.

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