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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: johnny wood <johnnywoodoffice12@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:15:14 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?QkVORUZJVCBGT1IgWU9VIEFORCBJ4oCm4oCm4oCm4oCm4oCm4oCm4oCmLnVyZ2VudCBwbA==?=
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Hello,


My client was head of a government accountability council in charge
of planning and rebuilding projects in the department of
Bahrain’s Ministry of Petroleum. She is also chairperson of a seven man
Tenders Board Committee in charge of contract award and Payment
Approvals.

Since the year 2007, her committee awarded major contracts in
the petroleum ministry that were executed by various oil companies
like Gazprom, PETRONAS, Chevron, Shell, Exxon Mobil, and many more.
Below is a brief description of some of the contracts awarded.

• The expansion of pipeline network of crude oil and
down stream products distribution and evacuation. (Jan 2007)
• Supply, installation and maintenance of explosion Proof
Push-Button Stations.

(Sept 2008)
• The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products
across Bahrain.

(Jan 2009)
• Development of a 140,000 bl/d capacity refinery in the city of Riffa.
(Aug 2009-June 2010) Feasibility study, topographic study and the
refinery Construction have been completed.

• Development of a 140,000 bl/d capacity refinery in the city
of Muharraq. (Oct 2010-May 2011) Feasibility study, topographic study
and the refinery Construction have been completed.

• Development of a 100,000 bl/d capacity refinery in the city of Sitra.
(Mar 2011-Apr 2012) Feasibility study, topographic study and the
refinery Construction have been completed.
She received a total sum of Fifteen million ; Five Hundred Thousand
United States dollars ($15,500,000.00) from lobbyist's that represented
companies that were awarded those contracts.

And because public servants in Bahrain are prohibited from opening
or operating foreign accounts, this made it impossible for her
to transfer this money into a foreign account, which then left her
with only one choice; to deposit the funds with a private safe
deposit company in the capital Manama to secure its safety.

Due to the current political situation threatening the stability of the
country, she now has an urgent need to move the box out of Bahrain into
a safe country to ensure that the financial future of her family is
protected. She is willing to offer you 30% of the total amount
in return for your co-operation, and the rest of it will be invested
in your business project with a view to receiving very good returns
on investment.

This is 100% legal and all documents that would guaranty PROOF OF FUNDS
will be carefully perfected by a London based lawyer in your favor
before using appropriate contacts to ensure that the funds are safely
transported out of Bahrain into your custody.

We would not seek your partnership if it truly had no benefit
for neither you nor my client, and most importantly because
your co-operation is paramount in achieving her goal.
I know you and her can work together to achieve success on this project.
If the above details are under stood, please confirm so we can
provide more details for the way forward. please reply through this
email....

Thank you for your time,
johnny wood

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