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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: "johnny wood" <johnnywoodoffice4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnnywoodoffice@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:35:00 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: my request for you


Dear Sir,

I received your business presentation, and would like to inform you of the source of
this fund for which my client wishes to invest in your company as a partner.

My client was head of a government accountability council in charge of planning and
rebuilding projects in the department of Bahrain’s Ministry of Petroleum. She is also
chairperson of a seven man Tenders Board Committee in charge of contract award and
Payment Approvals.

Since the year 2007, her committee awarded major contracts in the petroleum ministry
that were executed by various oil companies like Gazprom, PETRONAS, Chevron, Shell,
Exxon Mobil, and many more.

Below is a brief description of some of the contracts awarded.

• The expansion of pipeline network of crude oil and downstream products
distributionand evacuation. (Jan 2007)

• Supply, installation and maintenance of explosion Proof Push-Button Stations. (Sept
2008)

• The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products across Bahrain. (Jan 2009)

• Development of a 140,000 bl/d capacity refinery in the city of Riffa. (Aug
2009-June 2010) Feasibility study, topographic study and the refinery Construction
have been completed.

• Development of a 140,000 bl/d capacity refinery in the city of Muharraq. (Oct
2010-May 2011) Feasibility study, topographic study and the refinery Construction
have been completed.

• Development of a 100,000 bl/d capacity refinery in the city of Sitra. (Mar 2011-Apr
2012) Feasibility study, topographic study and the refinery Construction have been
completed.

She received a total sum of Twenty Seven Million; Five Hundred Thousand United States
dollars ($27,500,000.00) from lobbyist's that represented companies that were awarded
those contracts.

And because public servants in Bahrain are prohibited from openingor operating
foreign accounts, this made it impossible for her to transfer this money into a
foreign account, which then left her with only one choice; to deposit the funds with
a private safe deposit company in the capital Manama to secure its safety.

Due to the current political situation threatening the stability of the country, she
now has an urgent need to move the box out of Bahrain into a safe country to ensure
that the financial future of her family is protected. She is willing to offer you 10%
of the total amount in return for your co-operation, and the rest of it will be
invested in your business project with a view to receiving very good returns on
investment.

This is 100% legal and all documents that would guaranty PROOF OF FUNDS will be
carefully perfected by a london based lawyer in your favor before using appropriate
contacts to ensure that the funds are safely transported out of Bahrain into your
custody.

We would not seek your partnership if it truly had no benefit for neither you nor my
client, and most importantly because your co-operation is paramount in achieving her
goal.

I know you and her can work together to achieve success on this project.

If the above details are understood, please confirm so we can provide more details
for the way forward.


Thank you for your time,

johnny wood

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