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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: 'Mr.Seng'<louww8584@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:15:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Crude Oil Contract/Tender


Greetings,

I work as a procurement officer for the Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd (SRC).
We have recently signed a CRUDE Oil purchase agreement from the NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION OF LIBYA (NOCL) and urgently need crude oil license agents from the NOCL
This is because the NOCL does not sell their CRUDE directly to the buyers rather, through their approved licensed agents who act as their sales agent/middleman between them and their buyers.
Being a license holder guarantees you a monthly commission of not less than 10 to 14 million dollars monthly if my company utilizes your license for this monthly crude purchase. I am approaching you to quickly apply to become a crude oil license holder with the NOCL. I have contacts within the NOCL who will facilitate your application and make sure it is approved.
Provided you application is approved, and you are licensed, I will make sure my company SRC utilizes your approved license for their monthly purchase, and you will receive monthly commission which could be in millions US dollars,
If you decide to take up this proposition, we can further discuss how we secretly share the commission between ourselves. I will further guide you on how to apply for the license from the NOCL

Regards,
Mr. Seng.
richerdseng@hotmail.com

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