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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: Ben Adams <attn_adams1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <attn_adams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 19:48:30 -0400
Subject: Your urgent reply is needed


Dear Sir,

It is my considered opinion to seek your participation in this businessopportunity, which maximized would open up solid profits that could leadto great fortune. I work as the Production Manager for Atlas ManufacturingCo. Ltd, UK. Our company deals on ROzALEXINE-14 (DIAMOND POWDER).Formerly I was in-charge of sourcing the product for our company forsupply to our customers who are in constant demand of the product. But nowI am in the marketing section. There is a drastic scarcity of the productand the demand so high that the company can no longer meet up customersdemand.

ROSALEXINE-14 (DIAMOND POWDER) was normally imported from Dubai but fornow it is very scarce. I just got information from a reliable source thatthe product is available in Accra - Ghana. My company is ready to buy anyquantity that can be supplied because we have a lot of orders lined up.This is my reason for this proposal to you.

THE PROPOSAL;I will give you the contact information of the person that has the productin stock in Accra - Ghana so that you can ascertain the availability ofthe material and price. I will direct you on how to approach my companytelling them that you have the product so that you can supply it to us.Our company normally pay cash for goods supplied and will not oweanything.

Normally ROSALEXINE-14 (DIAMOND POWDER) is purchased at the rate of $400per gramm and we need about 15 kilos at the moment. You should find outthe quantity the man has in stock and also his price. Whatever price youagree with him, you will then add $200 on each Gram which we will shareafter. This business has continuity as we have standby buyers eager topurchase. I will not like my company to know the owners of the productsrather they will be dealing with you. That way we will be making seriousmoney for ourselves.

Please if this proposal interests you do get back to me for modalities andI will also give you the Contact of Mr. Essien in Ghana to confirm if hehas the product we need, the prize and the name of the product because theone we want is ROSALEXINE-14 (DIAMOND POWDER).

Immediately you confirm, get back to me, so as to enable us arrange forour representative that will come for the inspection of the materials.Sir, we are seriously in need of the product because of lack of materialsin our company. Once you confirm it, we will be coming twice in a month.Please co-operate with us because this is a business that will last long.

Thanks.

Ben Adams
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