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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: AMERICAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY <officememo018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: apetco.billypowel@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:15:16 +0100
Subject: FROM AMERICAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (APETCO)

AMERICAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (APETCO)
1901 Avenue of the stars,19th Floor-Los Angeles,
California 90067 USA.

Dear,

We the American National petroleum company ( APETCO) write to inform
you that the United States of America and Nigeria government has
agreed with the United Nation to pay all outstanding dept owed
contractors,victims of scam and beneficiaries of all sort by the
Nigerian government.

we have agreed and accepted to follow accordingly the terms and
condition of this oil for money payment guarantee system of payment as
it was signed in our agreement with Nigeria government, United Nation
and US Government as it was stated in our acceptance letter sent to
them that this transaction is sincerely guarantee because we have
received the barrels of oils which was shipped to us by the federal
government of Nigeria batch with batch no.FED/ CRT/980/INT.

On this juncture, we want to inform you on acceptance that we can’t
allow any form of foul play or illegal contact from any of the paying
beneficiary without a due process. Note we are not going to effect any
payment to the beneficiary without the require Payment Review BLUE
PRINT DOCUMENT from the beneficiary concern to avoid any wrong
payment.

Further, you are advice not to call any of our telephone line except
by email because we shall make sure that your payment is been made to
you by following the due process immediately we receive the require
Payment Review BLUE PRINT DOCUMENT from you as instructed.

Your name and email address falls with the list of the beneficiary's
on our record that is the reason why we are contacting you because you
are sincerely advice to contact Mr. Billy Powel with his contact
information below


Contact person:Mr. Billy Powel
Email: apetco.billypowel@gmail.com
Position Director for payment committee
(APETCO).

Again your payment will be cancel if any form of foul play or illegal
contact from any of the paying beneficiary without following the legal
due process and get for us the required BLUE PRINT DOCUMENT needed for
this payment.

Regard,

Duke Ahmed
Email: dukeahmed001@gmail.com

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