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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: william david <verhabpharmacetical@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:10:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION. DETAILS



Goodday Sir,



Thank you very much for your response.

Also because of the high demand of the product by pharmacetical companies the middle men in the business try to enpersonate as pharmcetical company,

in order to purchase and resupply.Below are details of transcation and contacts.



The contact of the supplier in india .

Noval Ayouverdic herbal marketers

Name; Mrs.Samanta Vijay

Tele no;+919868026379.

Email : mrs.puja@yahoo.co.in


The company have to send the procument and logistic manager Mr. Smith Eric to you in india, with the sample of the monoherbal root.,the profit in the transcation is the difference between the purchase and the suppling price.

and the cash for purchase since is only (5kilogram) five kilogram for a start.



It could come in a different name but it has to be the same product.

Since you are in indial, please try to assertain from the supplier the

avaliability of the product and quantity also. Based on your conclusion

with the supplier the company now deals with you directly.



Bye for now as i await your reply.

THANK YOU,
MRS CYINTHIA..




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