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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: Wilfred <wilfred@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <wilfred.baum@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:14:03 +0000
Subject: Partnership Interest

Dear sir,

My name is Mr. Wilfred L. Baum the International Project Manager (IPM)
Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD), Chevron Corporate Branch Office,
Washington DC, USA.

After due deliberation with my colleagues and satisfactory information
gathered about your good self, I am directed to contact you for IMMEDIATE
PAYMENT into your bank account contracting a sum of ($80,000,000.00 USD)
(Eighty Million United States Dollars) on behalf of this company.

DETAILS: As top officials in the Chevron, we awarded a contract to
ourselves and executed it with this company name {ABBACCORD OIL & GAS LTD},
as a foreign firm registered in the United States. While the law here
states very strongly that no civil servant will handle any government
contract.

Contract Details:
CONTRACT NUMBER: CHEV/PED/KADREF/5860USA/2011
VIDE CODE: US/395YOE/409X011
FILE NUMBER: CHEV/2095/CON/2011
COMPANY NAME: ABBACCORD OIL & GAS LTD
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: RC: 205-106
CHEVRON COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: CHEV/8059/2011XZ
TERMS OF CONTRACT: SUPPLYING OF CRUDE OIL AND PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS.
CONTRACT AMOUNT: ($80,000,000.00 USD)

The job was duly and satisfactorily executed and our company has been
invited for payment in Johannesburg, South Africa; we want to present your
name as the owner of the company name {ABBACCORD OIL & GAS LTD}, to enable
you get paid on our behalf. We are offering you 25% of the total contract
funds, and additional 5% to cover all expenses incurred on the process of
receiving the funds. Once we obtain your confidence, I shall get you other
paperwork to enable you come in person to South Africa for the contract
funds payment.

This information is CONFIDENTIAL!

Yours truly,
Wilfred L. Baum
International Project Manager (IPM)
Chevron Corporate Branch Office
Washington DC, USA
Phone: 1 202-241-7331

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