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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: <fr_ab3@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:50:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: why i contacted you

PLOT 102 RUE 12 KOUMASSI 32

Dear Respectful one,

I am writting this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a reliable partner in the unfolding transaction.I have been unjustly treated by my employer so,I seek your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and I believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence
1 am about to repose on you.

My name is Mr Frank Abuna for the past ten years,I have been working in a public Relations firm. Last year our company made a very big financial breakthrough when we made contact with Alhaji Mobolo Dongo and began to supply him an Animal Vaccines. Alhaji Mobolo Dongo is the president of Mobolo
Dongo farms He is a millionaire farmer with cattle farms and Fish Farms in Mali,Senegal, Guinea,Burkina faso, Chad rep. 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 Animal Vaccine. 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 Mobolo Dongo 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 after ten years of dedicated workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to the Mobolo Dongo farm and infomed Alhaji Alhaji Mobolo Dongo that I have a foriegn contact that will be willing to supply him this same products at US$4,000. Per carton. Alhaji Mobolo Dongo 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 Mobolo Dongo that my foriegn 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 Mobolo Dongo 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 contact me immediately for details and negotiations as regards my commission.

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

Best Regards

Mr Frank Abuna.





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