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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: JOHN OWEN <engr.johnowenst@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:17:26 +0200
Subject: Reallocation of Existing Oil License


Confidential
offer



Oil license NO 789749/C-STP Reply Email: engr.johnowenst@gmail.com


This is a confidential business offer from the oil rich Sao Tome and
Principe. Please ensure that you reply this email strictly at
engr.johnowenst@gmail.com


I make this introduction based on my regard for your credibility. My name
is Engr. John Owen. I work with the Sao Tome and Principe national
petroleum agency.


To be precise, I oversee the issuance of oil allocation license for our oil
company. My position in the agency entitles me to recommend oil allocation
bidders and actualize oil lifting and exploration allocation licenses to my
candidates based on my interest. I also oversee and approve the issuance of
the license for oil allocation in our company and also monitor the lifting
procedures in our company.

In June 2007, I facilitated and actualized the license of a candidate. A
business man from Korea (Comprehensive details to be provided
subsequently).The license was for 1 year at 24 million BBLS/12 months.
Incidentally the candidate was no more. The license has been valid till
date (as I always ensure that I keep to my side of the bargain), I have
decided to begin using the license from JANUARY 2014. I am in need of a
partner from your country whom I can trust. I will package this partner as
the allocation license beneficiary and assign the license to this partner.
Due to my position in the petroleum agency, I cannot handle this position.
Your profile fits into the criteria of a partner I need. This is why I am
contacting you. With the trend of events in Sao Tome and Principe, we shall
be able to lift a minimum of 300,000 barrels of BLCO per month. This will
fetch us an average of US$28 million per month. And we have from FEBRUARY
2014 up until FEBRUARY 2015 to lift crude oil which will fetch us
approximately (12) x (28) Million dollars. Which is approximately 336
Million dollars for the rest of the time of the license allocation. I have
ready buyers who are waiting and would be ready to scramble for any
number of barrels we lift. Also I will oversee all lifting procedures with
the available mercenary around.

This is what I propose:

1. Your company profile shall be used in place of the initial license
Operator. This I shall handle with my capacity in the company.

2. I will ensure that your company's profile is recognized as the current
license operator and that we have a mandate for at least min of 300,000
barrels per month, a maximum of 500,000 barrels per month. Starting from
JANUARY.

3. I will ensure that all lifting procedures are in place and buyers
readily available to purchase the product.

4. You shall stand in as the license operator for all lifting and sales
transactions; we shall open an account for the receipt of the oil sale
proceeds in which both of us shall be signatories to the account or you can
provide your personal or company bank account to receive the payments on
our behalf.

5. We shall split the oil sale proceeds in the ratio of 60:40 equity
shares. I shall be entitled to 60% share while your company shall be
entitled to 40% share.

Please note: no third party arrangement shall be allowed. I believe you
are a man of wisdom and intelligence.

This offer I make to you is based on utmost good faith. I could be
Jeopardizing my position in the agency if a word of this goes out.

Therefore without mincing words, I rely on you for utmost confidentiality
on every bit of detail relating to this transaction.

Please reply this email strictly at engr.johnowenst@gmail.com


I am in London on official duties at the moment waiting for your response.
Upon your positive response, I will be willing to forward to you proof of
my proposition and my personal identity. Also I shall fly back to Sao Tome
and Principe and from there we shall commence operations. I shall also
provide you details of the former license operator and a copy of the
license issued to him for the lifting of crude oil in our company which I
personally approved and endorsed. Also procedures for license


reassignment and actualizing the rest of the project shall be provided to
you.


Please in response to this email, quote the reference number:

Oil license NO 789749/C-STP

I look forward to a prospective business relationship between us and be
informed that you will not be required to spend any money in this project.

Thanks

Engr. John Owen

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