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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: richard Williams <richardwilliamms@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:10:11 +0100
Subject: Please Treat as Confidential.

Dear Sir,

I am Account Manager of Statoil (CRUDE OIL MARKETING
DIVISION) Partnership with Norway and Nigeria subsidiary DIVISION.

Am in the position to transfer the sum of $28. MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS to your country for investment, as a Manager of Statoil (CRUDE
OIL MARKETING
DIVISION) I need someone whom I can trust. As soon as the fund gets to
your account, I shall be coming to your country for the sharing.

Please note that these is not a fraudulent fund and are not drug
related funds as well, these money came as a result of the rise in
petroleum price world wide under my department and as the senior
manager in charge of Statoil finance, I was able to fiscally safe this
fund in a Private Security Company account. I know all the methods on
how funds goes into and out of the Statoil CRUDE DEPARTMENT.

This fund will be transferred out to your account as contract funds
and we are presenting your company as one which has done a contract
with the Statoil (CRUDE OIL MARKETING DIVISION) NOTE: This Funds will
be transfer to you as an honest fund, all the documents to legitimize
the transfer will be obtained legally.

As a senior manager under the Statoil (CRUDE OIL MARKETING
DIVISION) and as a civil servant our constitution does not allow me to
operate a foreign account, this is just why I have to contact you.
please you have to cover my identity and help me in achieving this
long life dream. All I am sincerely asking from you is to provide the
following details in which we shall need to execute the transfer
successfully.

(1) Your full names?
(2) A scan copy of your ID\Passport\Drivers Licence ?
(3) Your Home\Company Address ?
(4) Your Private telephone and fax number ?

Sharing Method: Account owner (You) 30%, we the beneficiary 70%, reply
to me urgently
through my email address with all the details that I needed to
commence the transaction. Note that I have not contacted any body on
these matters except you alone.

I wait to hear from you for immediate proceeding.

Best Regards
Richard Williams.

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