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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: 'Citibank Plc
Reply-To: <richarddavid72@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:08:44 +0530
Subject: DEAR: SIR/MADAM

DEAR: SIR/MADAM,


I MR RECHARD DAVID ,FROM LONDON BY ORIGIN BUT WORKING WITH ORANGE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN LONDON, WE ARE ALSO LOCATED IN SOUTH AFRICA.

I AM THE PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR.,I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHOM I CAN TRANSACT THIS BUSINESS WITH.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MONO HERBAL/ROOT SEEDS FROM INDIA WHICH IS REFINE AND USED FOR THE CURE AND CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS,TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER RELATED STD S"SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASES.OUR COMPANY IS BUYING THIS PRODUCT FROM KENYA AT PRESENT.AND THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND IN INDIA AT A MORE CHEAPER RATE.BECAUSE THE KENYA PEOPLE HAS BEEN BUYING IT FROM INDIA.

BUT RECENTLY I GOT THE CONTACT OF THE SELLER IN INDIA,AND I CAME TO KNOW THAT THIS PRODUCT CAN BE PURCHASED AT $100 US DOLLAR FROM INDIA AND SUPPLIED TO MY COMPANY AT $180 US DOLLAR.I HAVE THE CONTACT OF THE PRODUCERS FROM INDIA OF WHICH I DON'T WANT TO RELEASE THIS CONTACT TO MY DIRECTOR.


SIR, MY REQUEST IS IF YOU CAN INVEST IN BUYING FROM THESE PEOPLE FROM INDIA AT $100 US DOLLAR AND WE WILL SELL THIS PRODUCT TO MY COMPANY AT LEAST( $180) US DOLLAR. THEN WE CAN SHARE THE PROFIT.AND THE COST OF THIS SEEDS WILL COME LIKE TEN GRAMS AND EACH GRAMS COST $1,000 US DOLLAR. I CAN'T EASILY RELEASE THIS CONTACT BECAUSE IF MY COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT, THEY WILL CONSULT LEGAL PETITION AGAINST ME, AND I CAN'T GO TO INDIA TO BUY THIS PRODUCT NOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY AND OUR COMPANY ALWAYS BUY AS FROM (1,500 TO 5,000)PACKETS (EACH PACKET CONTAINS 10 GRAMS).

IF YOU CAN INVEST MONEY TO BUY THIS PRODUCT FROM INDIA, I WILL FORWARD YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LOCAL PRODUCER
WITH HER CONTACT DETAILS.AS AN INDIAN YOU WILL GET THIS HERBS IN LESS PRICE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU .
THANK YOU,

MR.Rechard David
REPLY TO THIS ADDRESS
richarddavid72@outlook.com
URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.

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