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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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Fraud email example:

From: kristof@steeno.be
Reply-To: mhdprivate@gmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:40:56 +0200
Subject: spoc oil license

Ref: RSS/MPM/COL/FOD/03/2019. March, 2019.

Attn: Managing Director/CEO.

Subject: Crude Oil License.

Hell0 There,
This letter serves as a confirmation of my interest to partner with you in a long term profitable venture with my company.
I work as foreign operations director, (CPM) Committee of Petroleum and Mining Sudan. We have presently opened tender for award of crude oil export and petroleum product imports licenses as approved by the National Assembly through the Ministry of oil and Gas. The commission and expected profits realizable from operating this license could be between $3Million to $18Million monthly depending on the source for the petroleum products, or who is buying the crude oil.

I am looking for an active partner whom I can work with to facilitate and secure any of these licenses for the mutual interest of the partnership.

I am well experienced in the operations of the oil and gas industry and I have very good working relationships with those that matters. Let us engage ourselves in the oil and natural gas industry and we will benefit immensely.

Note: your area of specialization in business services will not affect this partnership, in essence’ you may not be involved in oil and gas services to be able to partner with me in this business venture.

If you are interested, please reply via this: Email: mhdprivate@gmail.co.za). Call me on the following number : + 27 656491782, I will give you further details on this opportunity upon receipt of your reply.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,


Mr. Mhd Idris.
Foreign Operations (MOP)

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