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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: "Company Agent" <infocomp_rep@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 03:07:32 +0000
Subject: Company Representative wanted

Dear Sir/Madam,
                       
                     To whom it may concern.
Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you
I am Mr Dominic Thompson president/founder of Con Oil Ltd.
we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw materials
and export into the Canada/America and Europe our head
office is located in London as stated below.

I am interested in employing your services,to work with me
as our payment agent who can help us eastablish a medium of
recieving payment on
our behalf for crude oil supplied to our customers in
Europe,America or Australia.If you are interested in
transacting business with us.I will be very glad.Subject to your
satisfaction you will be
given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment
which we will pay for your services as my representative in you
country.

Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you
to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable
me give you further details. Please, you have to
be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will
be made through you in the course of this transaction.
And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every payment
that you are able to recieve for us from our customers.
Please contact us for more information via email with
the below informations filled out.

NAME.............................................
MAILING ADDRESS..................................
AGE:.............................................
STATUS:..........................................
STATE/COUNTRY....................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS..................................
We look forward in working with you.

CEO
Mr Dominic Thompson
Con Oil and Gas Ltd
HACKNEY
E5 0hx
LONDON
infodbest@webwbc-mail.org
www.conoil.com

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