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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: Alexis <tk-teko@athena.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: alexis_jerry@parexel-lab.com
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 00:17:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: [URGENT SUPPLY INQUIRY]

Hello,

During the previous purchase of goods/stocks needed for refugees I did ever since the war/crises started here (SYRIA).

I made an excess budget of $4,000,000 USD (FOUR MILLION USD) but there is no way to collect the money from our payment department here (SYRIA).

Now that new quotation have come to my desk to purchase another goods/stocks needed for refugees and less privileges here (SYRIA).

I see it as an opportunity to claim the $4,000,000 USD (FOUR MILLION USD) by presenting you as the previous person or company that supply the goods to us that owns the $4,000,000 USD (FOUR MILLION USD).

My position here as PURCHASING AND LOGISTICS personnel in this organization it will be a great opportunity for You and I to use this $4,000,000 USD (FOUR MILLION USD) to set up a MUTUAL BUSINESS COLLABORATION that will monopolize the supply of any STOCK/goods/products especially your product needed here for refugees and less privileges as well as to develop and expand our BUSINESS around the GLOBAL.

I can guarantee you that this MUTUAL BUSINESS COLLABORATION you and I will establish will be the only company that will be in-charge of supply of any goods or products needed here for refugees and less privileges.

But before we can start this current supply quotation to UNITED NATION and our MUTUAL BUSINESS COLLABORATION YOU AND I must sign MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING and that will guide us and the procedure should be an international standard.

After you and I finish signing the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. I will notify our account department that YOU are the previous supplier that supplied the previous stocks/goods to us that owns the $4,000,000
USD (FOUR MILLION USD) and you are requesting for your $4,000,000 USD in order to be able to supply the current stocks needed for refugees. I hope i am well understood. You may let me know should you have questions.

I am waiting to receive your feedback so that I can send you the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING for us to sign.

Best Regards
Alex
alexis_jerry@parexel-lab.com

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