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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: "Engr.Lan Perks X" <bob@vdmltd.com>
Reply-To: engr.lanperks01@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:55:42 +0200
Subject: Re:Business Partnership Proposal


Good Day,

I earn a living in the oil industry as leader of the Procurement Unit
in a refining outfit owned by a Sao Tome and Principe government. I
currently reside in the United Kingdom and work as a liaison officer
to the government. On my desk is a mandate to arrange for crude oil
purchase for up to 5,000,000 barrels on every other month basis for 2
calendar years.

As soon as I hear from you today confirming your interest, I shall
prepare and send to you a draft copy of the MOU between you and I
before we can start the process of acquiring the Oil Agency/ Brokerage
License. Please ensure that you reply to this email
address: engr.lanperks01@gmail.com

Thank you and Kind regards.

Engr. Lan Perks.

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