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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: Tony <fishertony001@onmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 02:03:30 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOU RESPONSE

Good day,
I am William Gomez Parra, the Project Manager/ Petrobras Energia Venezuela S.A here in Caracas, Venezuela. I and my office colleague (Tony Fisher) are in charge of supervision and award of contracts to Multi-National Oil Companies, to Service, Turn Around Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work on five separate Refineries in Maturin, Venezuela. This contract was over-invoiced by us and we compromised to transfer the funds into Foreign Bank account that will accommodate this funds. We are soliciting for a trusted person which will receive the funds (over-inflated amount of USD 37.500,000.00) in trust. We over-invoiced a contract to the tune of USD 37.500,000.00. All arrangements have been concluded with the paying bank on how to transfer the funds out to a safe foreign account since the original contractor has just been paid his contract payment of USD 980 Million a week ago. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign account whereby the receiver (you) will be officially recognized as the contractor that executed the contract. We need a kind person to work with it for the immediate claims.

Please, should you be willing to assist, payment of USD 37.500,000.00 will be processed and released within 5-7 working days through Bank Wire Transfer TM103 block funds or BTC Crypto-Currency Funding by our correspondent international remittance executives in the USA or CANADA. NOTE; There is no risk involved, treat with utmost confidentiality. This business required a high level of maturity, honesty and secrecy because this involves moving or Siphoning some money from my office, on trust to your hands or bank account. We shall share the money 70% -30% (30% for you and 70% for us), you can be rest assured that absolute security is guaranteed and realistic success is 100% certain-free from any breach of the law. We have perfected a workable, legitimate and secure method of releasing the Funds to you. You need to reply fast so we can complete this transaction in the next few days. Contact me urgently via email address: tfisher001@onmail.com / tonyfisher001@onmail.com

I look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you.

Yours Faithfully,
William Gomez Parra
Project Manager/ Petrobras Energia Venezuela S.A
Av. Venezuela Torre Lamaletto pisos 8 CARACAS, DISTRITO FEDERAL Venezuela
Phone: 58-2129577311


Nature of business - Oil and Gas Extraction , Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction , Crude petroleum and natural gas production

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