419 scam: "Abel Nathan"<leochen.okorder@gmail.com> Proposal

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- xtfdzc.vip@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abel Nathan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <xtfdzc.vip@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 04:57:59 -0400
Subject: Proposal

Good day,

I work as a procurement officer in of oil producing country's Petroleum
Ministry.

We are presently opening tender for award of crude oil/UREA export and
petroleum product imports licenses. The commission and expected profits
realizable from operating these licenses could be between $3Million to
$9Million monthly depending on the source for the petroleum products, or
who is buying thee crude oil.

I am well experienced in the workings of the oil and gas industry of my
country and have very good working relationships with those that matters.
I am looking for an active partner whom I can work with to facilitate and
secure any of these licenses for the mutual interest of the partnership. I
will give further details on this opportunity to you upon your response.

Please note:

You must NOT be already involved in oil and gas services and business to
be able to partner with me in this venture. Please reply me back through
below email address for further details.
xtfdzc.vip@gmail.com

Abel Nathan

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