419 scam: "Mr. Seng" <ukmobiledrawboard@gmail.com> Oil Trade

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- richard.src@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- for the license from the nocl kind regards, mr. seng. richard.src@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Seng" <ukmobiledrawboard@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ricosengs@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 15:41:40 -0800
Subject: Oil Trade

Dear Sir,

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 5 to 10 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

Kind regards,
Mr. Seng.
richard.src@hotmail.com <ricosengs@hotmail.com>

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