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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald Heskey" <donald_heskey1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:08:32 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT AGENT NEEDED

OIL AND GAS COMPANY LIMITED
Dear Sir/Madam,

OGL: Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you, I am Mr.donald
heskey, President Oil & Gas Ltd., we deal on crude oil and raw material and
export into the Continent of America(North/South),Europe. I will want to
solicit for your assistance to help collect a check 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 will be made through
you in the course of this transaction. And more so you will be entitled to
10% of every payment that you are able to receive for us from our customers.
sirblack20000: Please contact us for more information via email with the
below in formations filled out.

NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
AGE:
STATUS:
STATE/COUNTRY:
TEL NUMBER (Personal/Office):
FAX NUMBERS:
COMPANY NAME (If any):
OCCUPATION:
EMAIL:
We look forward in working with you.

CEO
Mr.donald heskey
Oil&Gas Company Limited
President

sirblack20000:
N: B
we are very much aware of scams going on all over the Internet and as such
we are assuring you that at no time will you be required to make any upfront
payments of your personal funds to us for whatever reasons, we are
legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign
partners/relationship on a long term bases.

© 2006-2007 OGL

sirblack20000: join all together


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