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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: Ego Bianso <donhill.ruben@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Ego Bianso <egobianso@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:58:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Invitation to Tender


Dear Sir,

I am an Agent to the Niger Delta Development Commission. I play an
intermediary role  between government and any interested foreign company
in any international competitive tender and my commission is usually 2%
of the total contract value.I wish to know if your company or you as an
individual will be interested to participate in an international Tender
for the supply of the following items:

1) Bottled Water
2) Wines, Spirit and champagnes
3) Energy Drinks
4) T-shirt
5) Umbrellas/Tents,
6) Extra Virgin oil
7 Agricultural Equipment
8) Farm Equipment
9) Poultry Equipments
10) Canned food
11) Beverages
12) Fishing equipment and fishing accessories.
13) hospital wears
14) lab.Apparatus
15) medical disposables
16) water and oil Tanks
17) Insecticides.
18) Chemicals
19) Communication Equipments
20) Security Equipments
21) Building Materials
22) Musical Equipments
23) Electrical Products
24) Lantern
25) Environmental Products
26) Waste Bin
27) Disinfectants
28) School Materials
29) School Sandals,Bags and Writing materials
30) Table Fans
31) safety Wears
32) ceramics Cups,
33) Flowers Pots
34) Colon Hydrotherapy devices
35) Marine equipments
36) Cigarettes
37) Cleaning Equipments
38) Scale and Food Processing Equipment
39) Industrial Cleaning Products
40) Lubricants & Grease Products
41) Bed Bug Flea Treatments
42) Military Suppliers
43) Latex Examination Gloves
44) Condoms
45) Dry cleaning supplies and accessories
46) nylon laundry bags
47) purses and shoes.
48) Surgical Products
49) Terrazzo Tiles and Marble
50) Promotional Products
51) Safety Knife
52) Screen Door
53) Screen Window
54) Screen Curtain
55)Motorcycle


Note! If your products do not fall within the range of products listed,
you can still  send me your product list for consideration.If you are
interested to participate in the Tender, please let us know immediately
so that we can provide all the useful information you may need to
apply.We shall deploy all resources in our disposal to ensure a
successful bidding for your  company.

We look forward to hearing from you through my personal email

Very Sincerely yours,

Mr.Ego Bianso
Tell:+2347031237240
E-mail:egobianso@yahoo.com
Bianso Consult & Agency Limited

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