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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: CRUDESHELL OIL & GAS COMPANY UK <crudeshell@live.com>
Reply-To: info@cdpetroleumoil.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:19:09 +0900
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Dear partner,
We are glad to contact you and also we honor your kind understanding
towards this official investment opportunity that would largely
benefit you. This company has the sum amount worth of twenty Million
Great Britain Pounds Sterling (GBPS 20,000, 000) in the bank, and the
company has been saving this fund with the bank for many years until
now. Right now, we have decided to use this fund to open a profitable
investment in your country/oversea. Now all you have to do is you
stand as this company foreign business partner to represent this
company in your country, so that the company will transfer this fund
into your bank account in your country. As soon as you receive this
fund in your country, you will have 30% of the total fund, while the
remaining 70% shall be used to set up the investment in your country.
The next step now is that you shall tell us the kind of business that
will be good to invest this money into in your country.
Also note that, this investment shall be owned between you
and this company, because this company and you shall abide on joint
agreement contract as business partners between you and this company.
Per each month you shall be receiving 20% commission allowance benefit
from the business invested in your country. We wait on your reply as
soon as possible
Company email address: cdoil@instruction.com OR info@cdpetroleumoil.com

Best Regards?
The crude shell Oil & Gas Company United Kingdom


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