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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:
- 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.
- 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.
- morgancool@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: jardin.paix@comorestelecom.km
Reply-To: morgancool46@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:58:48 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: Business opportunity of supplying us raw material
Hi,
I got your email from an e-marketing company, so i decided to let you know
about the business opportunity of supplying us raw material from India. I
am an employee of a multi-national animal vaccines production company in
USA and UK working as the production manager.
There is a raw material which our company always send me to purchase from
India. Right now I have been promoted to the post of production manager
and the company cannot send me to India again, our director has asked me
for the contact of the local dealer in India to enable him sends the new
purchasing manager to India to purchase the product directly from the
dealer in India.
This material can only be found in India and Fiji only but cheaper in
India. I want you to act as the dealer. I will present you to the company
as the dealer in India where i was purchasing this product; You would now
purchase the product from the manufacturer whom I used to buy from, and
supply to our company with you as the direct dealer. After purchasing from
original manufacturer, you would sell to our new purchasing manager at a
higher price. The profit would be shared between you and I. This business
is very lucrative and it is continuous.
Your role must be played perfectly and the least I expect from you is
betrayal. I don t want my organization to know the real cost of the
product because of my personal interest. Kindly revert back to me if you
are interested.
Get in touch with me through my Email:morgancool@gmail.com
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