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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: "Amber Mpe" <engrtimothy@mynet.com>
Reply-To: madugbagu@mynet.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 14:55:25 -0500
Subject: crude oil sales


Hello,

I have decided to use this medium to extend a prosperous business hand
shake with you and welcome you in the Oil & Gas industry. Having been in
this sector of the economy since 1998, I will say without mincing words
that I know the terrain 100% and can guarantee our smooth operation in
this highly legitimate and money spinning venture.

I just located a dormant crude oil lifting license to a company that is
presently out of business. This license gives the owner the mandate to
lift and market a total of 60 million barrels of the crude oil for a
total period of 5 years thus a sales capacity of 1 million barrels
monthly. As the license remains valid for another 3 years, I will use my
network as a staff of this petroleum agency to reassign this license to
your names or your company name if you have one to enable us share the
proceeds 50%-50% basis. .
As a license operator with this National Oil Company, you are entitled to
a host commission of $3 per each barrel sold. Since the license has a
capacity of One Million barrels for a month, Going by the commission of $3
per barrel, You will be receiving a total amount of Three Million United
States Dollars ($3MUSD) at the end of every sales operation each month.

As a license holder, your job is to locate the end buyers of the crude oil
and facilitate a buy/sales transaction of the crude oil between the
National Oil Company being the seller and the buyers. My job status as a
staff of the Company will not allow me to personal own the license so I
will, take up the responsibility of locating the buyers and being on the
ground to facilitate the sales operations. You will play the role of the
license owner and the beneficiary to the sales proceeds which will be
shared between us at 50:50 thereafter.

I will need your comments and queries to explain further and also advise
us on the process of reacquiring the license to you as the new operator
and the mode of operation of this project.

Awaiting your response.

Amber Mpe

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