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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mr Thomas <thomasmr17@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:31:57 -0700
Subject: Hello Dearest in the Lord,


Hello Dearest in the Lord,

I am writing this mail to you With due respect trust and humanity, I am the finance Planning Consultant and associate of THE GROUP OIL TRADING (TGOT) / Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
NNPC. one of the best Funds management corporations, I personally handle all our investors Direct Capital benefit Fund on Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit, this is been used for Trading in Stock Market,Crude Oil and lending with Profit Returns in millions and billions, the THE GROUP OIL TRADING (TGOT) / Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC. those that stand to benefit a lot in return with Good benefit. this is how some of our directors make they millions in the office by bringing new people to claim benefit as one of the people that brought buyers and they will back it up with documents. As soon as I hear from you with your full detail that comprises your full names, address and telephone numbers, I will tell you how it goes. Meanwhile this arrangement is for both of us as my office is not part of this letter till I submit your full details to the file room please, I prayed before contacting you regarding this transaction, this transaction is
very legitimate because if it is not legitimate I wouldn't have initiated it because I have my work and family reputation to protect, and this transactions 100% risk free and it will take just one week everything will be done , all I need from you is absolute honesty, and sincerity to actualize this transaction so what you have to do is to send me your full details, Names, Your direct telephone, home or office Address, Age, Occupation, any of your Id, which I will use to open a file in your name as one of the middle man that brought a buyer for the crude oil; Please reply with your full details

Read how the fund came out from the Capital Market.
Let me clarify for this benefit fund how it comes out every year. Mostly we deal on Crude Oil and Gold.
Meanwhile, we deal with Refinery / buyer that needs Crude Oil so each Refinery will signed the SPA contract for Crude Oil for one 1 year, which is two 2 Million Barrel per a month by 12 month.
The two 2 million barrel of crude oil normal cost the Buyer us$240, 000, 000, 00. So the benefit Commission for two 2 Million Barrel in a month is US$1.50cent
Then what we have to do is to multiply $1.50Cent x 2Million Barrel = $3,000,000
Now this is for a month so you have to put it this way $3, 000,000 x 12 Months of the contract = $36,000.000.00 The total sum of the benefit fund from the commission is US$36,000.000.00 a lot of income, our directors makes money every year here. So now what will be transferring into your account as a middle man that bring the buyer is the sum of US$US$36,000.000.00 which will be coming in your file name.

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SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
7.11 PROCEDURES (C.I.F)
7.11.1 Seller issues Sales Purchase Agreement. (S.P.A)
7.11.2 Buyer accepts & sign’s the (S.P.A) and issues Proof of Financial Capacity via SWIFT M-799 to sellers fiduciary bank after the buyer has had an opportunity to verify the Seller's allocation and POP. Then as per annexed Verbiage POF will be issued.
7.11.3 Sellers nominate, laycans, loads and moves vessel to buyers discharge Port and avails buyer full set of loading documents. Contract Number: COMD/EXP/Y/28.VOL.712387/02
7.11.4 Seller authorizes Vessel Captain to give Notice of Readiness (N.O.R)to buyers discharge Harbor Masters & Tank farm manager of the on shore Tank storage.
7.11.5 Seller issues SGS report,and if buyer is not satisfied, seller issues Authority to Board (ATB) to enable buyer’s independent inspectors board for Quality and Quantity (Q&Q) analysis at agreed designated location.

7.11.6 On successful conclusion of Q&Q analysis, buyer issues MT-103 to sellers Bank for confirmation. Per the outlined procedures above under payment.
7.11.7 All Original Cargo Documents shall be transferred to buyer.
7.11.8 Transshipment to buyer's Storage Tank commences.
7.11.9 Payment for Product and sell side commissions are to be released to seller's nominated bank; 72 hours after transshipment of product by MT-103 (swift transfer) on the out turned barrels upon presentation of the transaction documents at buyers bank in exchange for Title.
IRREVOCABLE MASTER FEE PROTECTION AGREEMENT (IMFPA)
Number: DOG/Q1-2M/1.0312/001 Date 2rd oct, 2014
This instrument serves as a fee protection agreement, with respect to the purchase of 2,000,000 barrels per month of Crude Oil for 12 months with rolls and extensions is hereby issued and agreed by all parties and intermediaries, signing under and with full corporate responsibility and legal authority of the agreed amount per barrel as follows: .
Commissions:
Benefit Buyer Side:US $1.50c per barrels
Benefit Seller Side: US $1.50c per barrel
Net to buyer US$8.50 per barrels
GROSS DISCOUNT US$10.00 per barrels

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Thanks for your understanding
Yours Thomas K.

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