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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: wesley livingstone <wesley_livingstone@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: weststone1@voila.fr
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:13:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: wesley_livingstone@yahoo.com

PLOT 102 SHASHA IND ESTATE

LAGOS, NIGERIA

ATTN -. MANAGING DIRECTOR



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 WESLEY LIVINGSTONE,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 Tanko Darije (xi)and began to supply him

his cow medicines. Alhaji Tank Darije(xi) is THE

PRESIDENT OF DARIJE AGRO ALLIED FARMS)he is a

millionaire

farmer with CATTLE FARMS in MALI, SENEGAL, GUINEA,

BURKINA FASO, CHAD REP,NIGERIA, 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 DARIJE 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 to my boss for an increase in our

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 Dasuki farms

and

infomed Alhaji TANKO DARIJE(XI),that I have a

foriegn

contact that will be willing to supply him this sme

products at US$4,400. Per carton. ALhaji Daudu

Dansuki

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

Daudu Dasuki 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 DARIJE 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

prourject and kindly contact me immediately on my

mail, :weststone1@voila.fr,

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.



Mr Wesley Livingstone



- wesley livingstone


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