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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: Kevin Tang <a1@gile4.ma.tn>
Reply-To: <ktang584@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 19:20:35 +0100
Subject: Your Kind Attention Is Needed

Hello Esteemed Partner:

Your kind attention is needed,

Before I proceed, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax or a Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it deserves. I also guarantee you that this business is hitch free from all what you may think of.

My name is Kevin Tang working currently as the marketing director. Foreign operations under the umbrella of Sonangol EP. I propose that we become partners in a crude oil sales project under the umbrella of Sonangol Oil Angola, South Africa Liaison Office. In this project, we will register either your company or a joint company with the operational board unit of the Petroleum Agency; re-assign an already allocated crude oil sale license to the company and you act as representative of the Petroleum Agency in selling of crude oil to the end buyers. This business project entitles the license owner to net in TWO- `THREE MILLION USD monthly for five years as our proceeds.

The license can be re-assigned to the beneficial company if we wish to continue operation after the stated five years. I contacted you because, as a staff of the agency, am not officially allowed to operate a crude oil sales license or engage in any personal profit oriented crude oil deal under the same agency where I work. This is why I seek a partner whom I can assist to secure the license and work as a facilitating partner in arranging for all the sales transaction between the agency and the end buyers and also ensure that the commissions from the sales is paid out to my partner in due time. This project is highly prospective and presently the most legitimate money making machinery someone can set up.

For my personal security I will give you full details of myself and this transaction on receipt of a signed Non-Disclosure agreement which you will receive in my next email, only if you indicate an interest by sending me;

1. Your full names and current address to prepare a Non Dis-closure Agreement.

2. Private cell/mobile phone numbers only.

Please note that this is 100% genuine as I have worked for this Agency for many years and i know the terrain well. Hence, I am taking the necessary steps to protect myself because I don't want to lose my Job and all that I have worked for many years. I only have 12 months to my retirement. Please keep it as "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL" if you decide to proceed with me or delete and not disclose if you decide to pass. I await your immediate response and hope it will be positive.

I enclosed my email below and you can also take your time to check our website to clear any form of doubt:

http://www.sonangol.co.ao

Kind Regards,
Kevin Tang
E-mail: ( ktang584@gmail.com )

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