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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: mitchel yusuf <mitchel_rea001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:16:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Relationship/Partnership


FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT
MR MITCHEL DIALLO & CO
AGLOW AGRIC COMPANY
CENTRAL CAPE COAST
GHANA.

Attention Applicants!!!

Compliments of the Season and good day to you. I am Mr.Mitchel Diallo (Vice President of Aglow Agric product Inter-Trade Ghana) a registered Public liability Company with Headquarter in Ghana. I was ask by Selmore lists company to contact you inview of starting a home business relationship/Partnership.

I want you to know more about our sister company here in Ghana/Accra. And , I will like to start by saying that our company is a Small growing company called Aglow Agric product Inter-Trade Ghana) a registered Public liability Company with Headquarter in Ghana and Regional ofice at india .

Our Company deals in raw Materials such as Agric product. Also we are international merchandize companies based in Upper East Bolgatanga and india. We are looking for commission agents in America, Canada and United Kingdom, Interested Applicants must be any individual who want to start a home business relationship/Partnership and if you will be interested to work from home part-time and get paid handsome percentage wise every weekend. This job offer will not affect your present job/ status.

Actually our company make alots of supplies to some of our clients in the states which i do come to the states to received payment after i supply them our raw materials and in the most recent time we have suffered a great loss because we have been unable to cash them in our different company locations.
We are unable to cash this money in this form in our home country because they can only be cashed in the US. Now we are searching for representative who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in your country as well making payment through you, You're Entitle to 5% of every payment made through you to us. Because most of the payment i usually received is paid by Check/Cashier Cheque. All i need you to do, is to received payment on my behalf and then cash it and you will remove 5% for yourself and then send the rest 95% down to my company in Ghana/Accra.

So you don't have to go any length to pick the payment, cos i will instruct my client to make the payment out to you and it will be mailed out to you via FedEx express or Usps.

All you will need is to provide me with your full name and address where the payment can be addressed to. Because is an American money order/Cheque and it can only be cash in the states. I have been coming to do that myself, but its getting expensive and stressful, that's why I need you to work as my partner. Well I believe that you must be a God fearing someone who cant ripp me off, Because I know that we can meet ourselves when I come to the states someday.

Well I believe am faithful and I can always be feeling as such to somebodyelse and meanwhile most Americans that I know can be very trustworthy so I will give you all my company's info which you will need to send the funds down to me. When you do cash the Money. Because, you have to send the money via western union transfer with my accountant names.

Though we've not met, but I believe we can do Business Together. It all depends on trust and Commitment on both parties. Please kindly forward to us your following data:

(1) Your full names,
(2) Your Full Contact Address, and
(3) Your Phone/Fax Numbers.

This data will be sent to all our customers in your Country so that they can contact you to start making Payment through you. Please get back to me as soon as possible if you know you can stand and work with our sister company as overseas representative/partner. Also you can as well get back to us for more discussion of this Business proposal.

On a final note, this transaction is 100% risk free and you don't have to spend any money to get started in this online business. Because I will instruct my client to make the payment out to you and it will be mailed out to you via FedEx express or Usps. Do wait to hear from you. Please, reply me as soon as possible.

Have a pleasant day.

Respectfully,
Mitchel Diallo A.,
Vice President.
A.A. Inter-Trade. Co..,



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