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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: "AROMATIC FOODS LTD" <shehzadkhan@shehzadkhan.net>
Reply-To: shezy@aromaticfoods.org
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:39:25 +0000
Subject: {Spam?}




Dear Friend,

              OFFER FOR REPRESENTATION

Thank you for wanting to be one of us. I represent AROMATIC FOODS LIMITED based in Thailand. Today the company has a world/nation wide presence with retail and wholesale frozen food businesses in the UK and other parts of Europe, and is a major frozen/seafood exporter. We create a desire for healthy sustainable seafood by discovering fish, making them and selling our products.

We exports products such as frozen foods such as fresh water fish, Shrimp/Prawns, Spring roll pastry, Halal Poultry/Meats and various ethnic food products, etc for world trade.

Due to the vast spread of our goods to other countries, we decided to look for someone who can serve as an in-country distributor who will be serving as a link between us and our customers within that province. It is upon this note that we are writing you this mail to seek your assistance in representing our company in your locality as our distributor. Note that as a distributor of our company, you will be entitled to a basic salary of 36,000USD a year. That is 3,000 dollars monthly and 5% of any amount you receive from customers on behalf of the company as payments for outstanding debts.

Aromatic Foods Limited has an ongoing commitment to leading the frozen and seafood sector by example; To keep raising the standard; To insist on maximising the way the product is supplied; To enjoy international success, while offering our very best to our key markets and; To look towards the future "for us and our children after us".

As a distributor our company, your basic functions are as follows:

1 Maintenance of a sales office. The company will be responsible for the cost

2 Assume responsibility for all sales office

3 Lastly, contacting clients on behalf of the company who are ready to make payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from the company.

To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send me mail with the following information:

1 Your Full name and present Occupation

2 Telephone number and Fax

3 Contact address

Thanks for your time

Yours Sincerely,

Shezy Khan

Aromatic Products Limited

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