419 scam: Edward Cole <cole@tdegier.nl> ExxonMobil Oil.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "edwardcole1@gmx.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "edwardcole1@gmx.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Edward Cole <cole@tdegier.nl>
Reply-To: edwardcole1@gmx.co.uk
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 15:39:28 +0100
Subject: ExxonMobil Oil.

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ExxonMobil House
Ermyn Way
Leatherhead
Surrey, KT22 8UX.
edwardcole1@gmx.co.uk

Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr Edward Cole, representing the operation and corporate affairs in
contract-related matters with Exxon Mobil in London
(http://www.exxonmobil.com). Exxon Mobil is one of the World's Largest
oil-producing and Management Companies, with over 1.2 Trillion pounds of
Capital contract Investment.

As a senior operational and corporate affairs representative of Exxon
Mobil that handles contract-related matters, I successfully
over-invoiced a contract a few years back, which people have yet to
learn. I need your full cooperation and partnership to re-profile this
contract funds amounting to US$12.2M to your name as the contractor that
executed this contract a few years back.

I will let you know the details, but in summary, Exxon Mobil would pay
you through a financial institution, where it is deposited as soon as
the filing and documentation process is concluded in your name. This is
a legitimate transaction without government interference, and after this
transaction, the sharing rates shall be 60% for me and 40% for you.

Note: Do not contact my office number or company email for security
reasons. Please get back to me as soon as possible to enable me to
furnish you with more details about the funds.

Best Regards.
Mr Edward Cole,
Operation and Corporate Affairs Officer

All response to my private email below
edwardcole1@gmx.co.uk

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