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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: "roland wessel" <rolandwessel12121@stareneryoilandgascompany.com>
Reply-To: mr_roland_wessel2222@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:44:51 +0000
Subject: Looking For Business Representative



Dear Partner,

Top of the day to you.

Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you I am Mr Roland
Wessel chief executive officer of Star Energy Group plc we are OPEC
members who deal on crude oil and raw material and export into the
Canada/America and Europe.

I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a cheque
that is due for payment to me for services and supplies i rendered.
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
wil 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.......................

COMPANY NAME..........................

OCCUPATION...............................

We look forward in working with you.

C.E.O
Mr.Roland Wessel
Star Energy Group plc


Star Energy Group plc.
11th Floor
105 Lower Belgrave Street
London SW1W 0NR
United Kingdom
Tel: +447031949555
Fax: +448704902670

NB:Ignore this mail if you are not intrested in the offer
and you cannot handle large sums of money. Thank you



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