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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: gregg williams <greggwilliams8@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:15:03 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.



To The Director CEO I am Mr. Gregg William, the Sales and purchasing Manager of (OLIVE CHEMICAL AND WINE PRODUCTS PTY LTD) in Johannesburg South Africa, I am contacting you in respect of a business transaction that my company needs to do with your company for the benefit of both of us. I decieded to contacted you to inform you that there is a product we are buying from London United Kingdom named ( Sulphites Powder ) this product is produced in London and we are the only buyer of this product and we are purchasing this product at the rate of US$2,000.00 par packet in a large quantity from the company in London, but now this company in London has notify us that they are planning to stop producing this product because we are the only company that is buying this product from them and this will affect our company here in South Africa because we are the supplier to most of the companies here in the South Africa and the neighboring countries like Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique and the host of other countries around the Southern region of Africa. Now I am contacting your company to offer a business proposal that your company has to contact this company in London and inform them that you need to purchase this product from them named ( Sulphites Powder ) and this company in London is selling this product at the rate of US$2,000.00 par packet including shipment. So we are asking your company to contact this company in London United Kingdom by buying this product from them, and our company here in Johannesburg South Africa is offering to buy this product from your company at the rate of US$3,000.00. We are doing this to let the company in London know that other companies in different part of the world is now buying this product so that they will not stop producing this product. So if you are interested in this business transaction kindly contact me immediately so that I shall furnished your company the contact information of the company in London United Kingdom that will supply this product to your company and as soon as you get this product from the London company we shall buy the product from your company at the rate of US$3,000.00 but London company are selling it at the rate of US$2,000.00. FOR SECURITY REASONS: before your payment to the London Company our company will issue BANK DRAFT from our company account to your company as a source of SECURITY AND GUARANTEE to your company and we are doing this to guarantee the genuine of the business. I am waiting for your urgent response through email as soon as you are willing to do this business with us so that I will give you the information of the company in London United Kingdom. PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THE COMPANY EMAIL ADDRESS.greggwilliam20@hotmail.com
Yours truly, Mr. Gregg William. Sales and Purchasing Manager Olive chemicals and wines products 43 Rustenburg weg Randfontien Johannesburg South Africa http://www.olive-winesproducts.co.za
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