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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD COKER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <supply-tender.chevron@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 01:33:10 -0700
Subject: Chevron supply-tender

Chevron AGENCY
LIAISON Office
ATTN: CEO / Managing Director,



I wish to introduce to you this highly prospective crude oil sales venture. What do I mean? I propose that we become partners in a crude oil sales project under the umbrella of the National Petroleum Agency of Equatorial Guinea, we will register either your company or a joint company with the local corporate affairs commission of Equatorial Guinea: Re-assign an already allocated crude oil sales license to the company & act as representative of the Petroleum agency in selling of crude oil to the end buyers.



I have assisted a company based in America to secure a crude oil sales license allocated in 2009. The Director of this company, Mr. Robert Russell could not actualize his dream in this project as he the sole owner of the company was unfortunately struck by stroke therefore incapable of involving in active business. I will package your company as the crude oil license beneficiary. We would re-assign the sale license earlier given to late Mr. Robert Russell to your company. This will give your company the authority to act as crude oil sales agent / representative for the National Petroleum Agency.



The assignment of the crude oil sales allocation to your company gives us the privilege to operate as the first lifter of the crude oil from the block. This attracts USD$2.00 discount per barrel to the lifter. The USD$2.00 is ours (lifter) entitlement from the petroleum agency. Also been able to get final buyers entitles us to USD$1.00 discount from the discount given to end buyers as mandate.



As we are going to be lifting 2 Million barrels per a month from the block. The USD$2.00 discount from National petroleum agency sums up to USD$4 Million per a month, and the USD$1.00 discount from the end buyers comes to USD$2 Million per a month. This total to USD$6 Million gross coming to our group per a transaction in a month. On equity sharing ration, both of us will be netting a cool USD$6 Million as profits monthly. These proceeds know as commission will be shared equally on equity between both of us at the end of every sales operational month.



This project is highly prospective and presently the most legitimate money making machinery someone can set up. What is so interest about the project is that your presence is not much needed, rather after the registration of your company and obtaining the crude oil sales license, we would connect buyers to the petroleum agency by any means we choose and our commission will be directed instantly to your nominated bank co-ordinates? I will be gladly appreciating your understanding & keen interest to be part of this moving train called CRUDE OIL SALES VENTURE.



Best Regards,
Richard Coker
supply-tender.chevron@consultant.com

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