419 scam: "bunting"<<bcomfort@petrosa.co.za>> ======

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27840499398 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "bunting"<<bcomfort@petrosa.co.za>>
Reply-To: comfortbunting@citromail.hu
Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 18:13:02 +0200
Subject: ======

Greetings.

To begin, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mr. Comfort Bunting, and=
I work as a000Group Supply Chain Manager/Procurement Category Manager for =
The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA). The Petrol=
eum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA), is a wholly state-ow=
ned company of the Government of South Africa and registered as a commercia=
l entity under the South African law. It is a subsidiary of CEF SOC Limited=
(CEF).

For a period of (TWELVE MONTHS), my company is interested in acquiring crud=
e oil000from the United Arab Emirates in quantities of up to (EIGHT HUNDRED=
THOUSAND000BARRELS PER MONTH).

If you are asking why I need you to carry out this strategy, it is because =
it is against my000company 19s operating ethics for an employee to profit p=
ersonally from the company000business activities. As a result, I will need =
to collaborate with someone capable and000trustworthy who is not in my pers=
onal circle in order to keep my involvement private.

So, my proposal to you is that we work together to create a middleman struc=
ture, with000you as the front man and me operating behind the scenes.

I have relevant contacts within the upper echelon of the United Arab Emirat=
es for000granting crude oil export licenses to any company or individual I =
present for this venture.

This is a fantastic opportunity for us to establish ourselves as global oil=
industry leaders.000Only after getting your response and confirmation of y=
our interest will I provide full000details.

Regards,

Mr. Comfort Bunting
Group Supply Chain Manager
Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA).
Direct Tell: +27 840 499 398

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