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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: "Engr. Carlos Donde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eng.carlosdonde@one.co.il>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:14:41 -0500
Subject: Caltex Business Proposal

I'm the director in the project and planning department of the Caltex Petroleum Corporation and Special Adviser to the President of Caltex on Petroleum Matters.I head a seven man Tenders Board Committee in charge of contract award and Payment approvals.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of Multinationals in the oil industry in favour of the (Caltex) among which were:



1) The expansion of Pipeline network within the Gulf Region for crude oil and downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation - US$2 Billion.

2) Contract for Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various Refineries in the region.

3) The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product (Depots)-US$94 Million.The original value of of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced In the sum of One Hundred and forty Million United States Dollars US$140,000,000.00) which has recently been approved and now ready To be transferred. However the companies that actually executed the aforementioned contract have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned.

I am writing you so that YOU will assist us with a foreign bank account where we can pay the money into.We have prepare every documentations that will assist you or your company as contractor that execute a contract with our ministry.


The money will be released to your account within short period of days after we have filed in all your informations which you will provide.I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my contacts above with the following informations:

1) .Name
2) Home / Office Address
3) Contact Phone Number
4) Bank Account Information

Regards
Carlos Donde

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