419 scam: Procurement Supervisor <service@nuelcc.co.za> Ref:National Oil Corporation Business Opportunity

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mbernard@asia.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Procurement Supervisor <service@nuelcc.co.za>
Reply-To: mbernard@asia.com
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 08:49:42 +0200
Subject: Ref:National Oil Corporation Business Opportunity

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Good day,

I greet you with warm regards. I work for Malaysian Oil Refinery Sdn Bhd
as a procurement officer, Malaysia Oil Refinery Sdn Bhd is an Oil
Refining Company located in South East Asia.

On my desk is a mandate to arrange for a Crude Oil purchase from the
National Oil Corporation of Libya, from the State of Libya for up to
2,000,000 (2 Million) barrels on monthly bases for 12 calendar months.

The reason for my reaching out to you is because I am in the process of
establishing a broker / mediator or a middle-man structure to mediate
between the 2 parties involved (our Company and the Company in Libya)
before the contract is signed.

You may be wondering why I can't do it myself. The honest fact is that
as an employee working for this company, it is against our company's
operational ethics / policy for an employee to be involved or profit in
any financial dealings between our Company and another company, hence I
am looking for a trustworthy person outside my work circle in order to
maintain a discreet profile.

I wish to extend this partnership to you to establish a broker /agent or
a middle man structure with you while I work from the background to
guide you. Our company pays $ 3 per barrel of Crude Oil as a commission
/ brokerage amount, if the target is 2 Million barrels a month, we stand
to share USD$ 6 Million every month for a span of 12 months .

Contact me if you are interested in this deal, so that I can give you
clearer details of this operation. I can be reached directly through my
email address ( mbernard@asia.com )

Michael Bernard
Procurement Supervisor
Malaysian Oil Refinery Sdn Bhd

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