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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: "SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <awardcocacolaanniversary@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:13:55 +1000
Subject: RE::ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
44 MARINA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
OUR REF.SPDC/03


ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL.I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BY E-MAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS RANSACTION.

LET ME STARTS BY INTRODUCING MY SELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I AM MR Halim Ibrahim Kok, THE AUDITOR OF THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (SPDC).I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS NFIDENTIALTRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO ACCOUNT WITH SECURITY COMPANY CALLED NTER-CONTINENTAL SECURITY & COUERIER AGNECY IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED FROM EXCESS OIL SALES FROM
NIGERIA CRUDE OIL.

THE SUM OF $1.2 BILLION OIL WINDFALL WAS RELIEZED BY THE SHELLPETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2015.ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) CRUDE OIL PRICE WAS PEG AT$22.00 PER BARREL AND FORTUNATELY FOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA,THERE WAS RISES IN OIL PRICE TO ABOUT $27.00 AND $28.00 PER BARREL AND AS A RESULT THERE WAS EXCESS OIL SALES AND I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE AWAREOF THIS RISEIOIL PRICE IN THIS YEARS.

OUT OF THESE $1.2 BILLION EXCESS OIL FUNDS, MY COLLEAQUES AND MYSELF BECAUSE OF OUR POSITION IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
DIVERTED THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS WE WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN CLAIMING THIS EXCESS AMOUNT OF CRUDE OIL SALES WHICH IS US$35M DOLLARS AND PRESENTELY SECURED IN SECURITY COMPANY IN INTER-CONTINENTALSECURITY & COUERIER AGNECY IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND TO ENABLE THE SECURITY COMPANY PAY YOU THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS WE SECURED TO YOU, YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS AN OLD COTRACTOR OF SHELL WHO HASSUCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIS AWARDED CONTRACT.

NOTE, THE REASON FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS INTO YOUR HAND WILL BE FOR A CONTRACT THAT WAS WARDED TO YOU BY MY COMPANY THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED ANDCOMMISSIONED.ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND WILL BE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE AS ALL THE MODALITIES FOR THE SMOOTH PAYMENT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR HAND HAS BEEN CONCLUDED ALREADY.

1)THIRTY PERCENT (30%) WILL BE FOR YOU FOR HELPING US RECEIVING THIS FUND,
2)THAT TEN PERCENT (10%) WILL BE MAPED OUT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF NY EXPENSESINCURED BY THE TWO PARTIES (YOUR PARTY AND
MY PARTY) DURING THE SUCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION.,
(3) THAT SIXTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR MY PARTY, WHICH I WELL USE TO IMPORT YOUR COMPANIES PRODUCTS INTO MY COUNTRY.

TO ENABLE US PROCEED WITH THIS BUSINESS,YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO SEND YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, REPLYTO MY PRIVAT E-MAIL ABOVE BOX SO THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR HAND,WAITING TO YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Mr Halim Ibrahim Kok,

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