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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: Eng Xavier Carvalho <guy@lnuo.cn>
Reply-To: <eng.xaviercarval@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:40:44 +0200
Subject: Crude oil Lifting License No: C-STP/602754



Confidential offer

Crude oil Lifting License No: C-STP/602754

Reply Email: eng.xaviercarvalho@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

eng.xaviercarvalho@gmail.com.

I make this introduction based on my regard for your credibility.

My name is Eng. Xavier Carvalho. 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

oversea 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

AUGUST 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 AUGUST 2014 up until AUGUST 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 AUGUST

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 eng.xaviercarvalho@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: Crude

oil Lifting License No: C-STP/602754 I look forward to a

prospective business relationship
between us.

Thanks


Eng. Xavier Carvalho
eng.xaviercarvalho@gmail.com

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