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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: "Mike Richard" <mike_richard10@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mike_richard@myway.com
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:48:28 +0800
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

Please it`s my pleasure to write for an urgent assistance that will profit both of us if you will be sincerely stright forward and capable in handling the transaction. I`m writing to you now from my sick bed in a very painful sitution that one of my legs has been caught off while the other leg is hanging because i was smacked down by a drunk cap driver here in london.

I often fly in and out of Asia for a business transaction but due to my condition of health now,i can not be able to make it, that`s why i`m contacting you,so please read this mail very carefully and get back to me, where you don`t understand.

There`s this animal injection for horses,cattles and other big animals by name CAPROFEN XP 1.02 that i supply to ventenary farms from saudi arabia and dubia,the farm always send the purchasing doctor to Asia because that`s the only place i buy the product and supply immediately to the doctor there in Asia.

I buy the product from Asian Dealers at the price of $2,500 (Two Thousand,Five Hundred United States Dollars ) per carton of ten pieces inside.While i supply to the ventenary doctor at the price of $4,500 (Four Thousand United States Dollars) per
carton.

And the farm always need 50 to 100 cartons of the product in every month. So when u add up the ex-change rate of dollars to your country`s currency,you know the profit i`m making per carton in a trip of this trasaction.

Upon your response, i will pass over the dealer's contacts to conclude with them for the product because the farm have already contacted me for purchase with their
qoutation and price list which i will also scan for your persual.

Please bear in mind that constant and early contact is good for us to reach on a solid agreement because this is one of my best contacts and i will not like to lose it.Meanwhile,i will be sending you my bank account for whatever is the percentage we concluded because i`m desparately in need now due to my ill heath. You can contact me through the email add below .
Mike_richard@myway.com
Or call
+447024070755

Regards as i wait for your urgent response.
Mike Richard.




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