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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: "Nero Brutu" <owelleglo4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: owelleglos@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:04:05 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: WASTE DISPOSAL





Attn:Sir,

We write to introduce our company Owelle Global services limited to your
esteemed honor.It is a Federal Government Licensed Private Company, in the
area of general contracts arising from Engineering works, Waste
Managements and General supplies.The company has set
itself the task of ensuring safe delivery of service to our numerous
clients. Owelle Global is thus committed to a mission of protecting
you and your organization in our West African sub-region.

The company is a well-established outfit with a network of branches
reaching to several important cities of Nigeria. Company’s presence is
maintained through zonal offices in Ibadan ,Lagos and warri while other
branches are located in Abuja,Asaba,Akure and Benin City. The
intention is to enable clients with branches across the nation take
advantage of the company’s services with the least possible stress.
Our reputation is founded on the ability to deliver services comparable in
standard to that obtained in the western world. It is on
this note that we write to give you a broad knowledge of the above subject
which we are sure will be a great relief to you and your
company.


WASTE DISPOSAL, as a global menace have defiled all solutions.Rather,it
kept bringing up new challenges ranging from total collapse of companies,
low profit, litigation and
prosecutions,exorbitant fines and charges.Like a hydra,it have led to so
many unpleasant bilateral and diplomatic relationships.This have
continued unabated and the resultant effects led to the prosecution of DAN
ALEXANDRESCU, a representative of MONTANA,a Romanian Company by
the Romanian Authorities for illegal waste disposal.

Still in search of a lasting solution,the then German Federal
Environmental Minister-KLAUS TOPFER, announced that some 87 tonnes of
waste would be returning to Germany due to inadequate disposal
facilities.KLAUS TOPFER's announcement came to fruition when a global
NGO- GREENPEACE trucks left the Romanian region of Sibiu for Germany
returning 12 barrels of waste.

Regardless, illegal dumping and poor disposal of waste continued which
prompted Greenpeace to reinforce its "RETURN TO SENDER" message to
companies that have inadequate resources to deal with it.

All of the above are few celebrated incidents as recorded by the European
Chemical News Magazine. yet, the menace continued unchecked.
The BIG questions are:-How do you dispose your waste? Do you have adequate
facilities or incineration capacities to handle waste?

For these reasons and many more,we come in handy to assist you overcome
this trauma.We are capable,ever reliable,speedy and efficient
in cleaning up your mess;no matter the volume. Above all,it is cost
efficient.Contact us as soon as possible if you are ready to work with
us.

We are available for any follow up discussions and negotiations as we look
forward to an opportunity to demonstrate to you our professional
expertise and competence.We shall draw up our terms of reference backed by
a duly notarized Subordinated Project Agreement as we
proceed in this venture.

We look forward to your kind response.

Yours faithfully,

For: OWELLE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
Nero Brutu
Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer


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