419 scam: Lucky Menkwa <lmenkwa5@gmail.com> CRUDE OIL REFINERY

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- luckymenkwa@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Lucky Menkwa <lmenkwa5@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:34:26 +0100
Subject: CRUDE OIL REFINERY

Hello friend,

My reason of contacting you is that we want to build or buy modern crude
Oil refinery in any part of the world

We can buy land and build or we can buy existing one anywhere outside
Africa, we will make you or your company our foreign technical partner with
some percentage shareholding.
We have mapped out ($600 Million Dollars) Six Hundred Million Dollars or
the project.

This amount is coming by means of CONTRACT PURCHASE FUNDS, which we will
explain to you what we meant by CONTRACT PURCHASE FUNDS, when you reply
soonest.

Please, if you are not willing to handle this project, kindly connect us to
capable person or company that can handle it together with us accordingly.

Try to reply us as soon as you received this mail through private email
Address: luckymenkwa@yahoo.com for further detail and how to accomplish
this life time project with you or your company promptly

I hope to hear from you ASAP

Regards

Lucky Menkwa

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