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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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Fraud email example:

From: pascalfonga2004@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:18:54 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONFIDENTIAL?=

FROM: Mr Pascal Fonga
PLOT 102 RUE 12 Angre,
ABIDJAN,COTE DIVOIRE,



Dear Sir,

I am writting this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a reliable
partner in the unfolding partnership in a transaction so profitable and
simple.

I seek your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit
and 1 believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence 1 am about
to repose on you.

MY NAME IS PASCAL FONGA,I am 27 years old and for the past ten years,I have
been working in a public Relations firm that pays me about two hundred dollars
each month. On the 30th of june 2002,our company made a very big financial
breakthrough when we made contact with Alhaji Usman Bostra and began to
supply him his cow medicines.
Alhaji Usman Bostra is THE PRESIDENT OF Usman Bostra AGRO ALLIED FARMS,He
is a millionaire farmer with CATTLE FARMS in MALI, SENEGAL, GUINEA,BURKINA
FASO, CHAD REP, and a new one located at ZIMBABWE. Moreover, he is the greatest
supplier of cattle beef and other dairy products to the whole of West Africa.
He had informed us about the huge amount of money
he spends on the purchase of a particular but very important cattle medicine.
Precisely, he buys US$5,000 per carton. He asked if our organisation can
source for a cheaper supplier. We did market research and discovered that
we can buy these medicine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a
proposal to Usman Bostra AGRO ALLIED FARMS, to supply him at US$4,800 per
carton
which they accepted. As these supplies progressed and our company is doing
fine,I requested my boss for an increase in my salary.He was so upset that
he sacked me without benefits and ten years of dedicated workmanship.
I was so desperate that I went to the Usman Bostra farms and infomed Alhaji
Usman Bostra that I have a foriegn contact that will be willing to supply
him this same products at US$4,400. Per carton. ALhaji Usman Bostra in turn
confided to me that he is about to place order for one thousand cartons
following a suspected outbreak of disease in his farms.I asured Alhaji Usman
Bostra that my forieng contact will be in the position to manufacture and
supply to him,infact I convinced him that my
former boss usually buy from my foriegn contact and that is why he sales
to him at a higher price.
HOWEVER,I INFORMED ALHAJI USMAN BOSTRA THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN
ADVANCE BEFORE MY FORIEGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO
HIM. For the moment he has stopped all contact with my boss. Please consider
on how to handle this profitable project and kindly contact me immediately
for details and negotiations as regards my commission.However,I will insist
that my commission will be 20% of the total profit.

Note : We will buy one thousand carton at
US$2,000,000. We sell to them at US$4,400,000
Dollars, our client pays cash before lifting of the
goods. (They must not know our purchase point in Europe).

Thanks and God bless you,

Pascal Fonga




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