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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: Mohd Zainuddin <johnsonshitsungo@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 14:55:27 +0000
Subject: Good Mutual Proposal ( Transaction )


Dear Sir,



I greet you with warm regards. I work for Malaysia Oil Refinery Sdn Bhd Company as a procurement supervisor, Malaysia Oil Refinery Sdn Bhd is an Oil Refining Company located in South East Asia.



On my desk is a mandate to arrange for a Crude Oil purchase from the National Oil Corporation of Libya, from the State of Libya for up to 2,000,000 (2 Million) barrels on monthly bases for 12 calendar months.



The reason for my reaching out to you is because I am in the process of establishing a broker / mediator or a middle-man structure to mediate between the 2 parties involved (our Company and the Company in Libya) before the contract is signed.



You may be wondering why I can't do it myself. The honest fact is that as an employee working for this company, it is against our company operational ethics / policy for an employee to be involved or profit in any financial dealings between our Company and another company, hence I am looking for a trustworthy person outside my work circle in order to maintain a discreet profile.



I wish to extend this partnership to your friend to build a broker / mediator or a middle man structure with you while I work from the background to guide you. Our company pays between $ 2 - $ 3 per barrel of Crude Oil as a commission / brokerage amount, if the target is 2 Million barrels, in a month we stand to share $ 4 Million - $ 6 Million every month for a span of 12 months.



If you are interested in this transaction, kindly respond back to my alternative email address (mohdzainuddin@yandex.com<mailto:mohdzainuddin@yandex.com> ) , so that I can give you further details.



Mohd Zainuddin

Procurement Supervisor

Crude Oil & Products Trading Division

Malaysia Oil Refinery Sdn Bhd

Tel: +60 11 17225127

E-mail:mohdzainuddin@yandex.com<mailto:mohdzainuddin@yandex.com>



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