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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!

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From: "eddykwansa3@cantv.net" <eddykwansa3@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:26:39 -0430
Subject: From CrossTrade Source & Supply Company.

Please reply me to this email:- progressivepartners@live.com

CrossTrade Source & Supply Company.
Rue de l'Industrie, Zone 4,
03 BP 288 CIDEX 03 ABJ.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.
Tel: +22507870007

Dear friend,

My name is Mr. Edwin Kwansa. I am writing to solicit for your kind
assistance to enable me execute a very lucrative Vaccine Supplying Business
of great beneficial interest, with you.

With great pleasure, I bring this supplying business proposition
opportunity to your notice, so that we can handle it together if you are
interested in it. Please, there is no Obligation in this. It is absolutely
a pure genuine supplying business.

Be rest assured that with confidence and trust, we shall execute this
business with mutual understanding. Hence I am very confident that you will
not misplace the trust I have in you concerning this.

As a matter of fact, I work for an Agricultural Firm as the Corporate
Affairs Manager. Between the 11th and 13th of April 2008, a Business
Seminar was held in San Pedro, Cote d'ivoire, which I attended. While at
the Seminar, I was opportuned to meet with the President of Evergreen Group
Farms West Africa Limited, Alhaji Garuba Dauda Mamoud.

Alhaji Garuba Dauda Mamoud is an accomplished gentleman and widely known
Millionaire farmer in this part of the region. He has farms in almost all
the countries of West Africa. Above all, he is one of the biggest supplier
of Cattle, Beef, Diary and it's allied products in this part of West Coast.

On knowing about my profession after the Key Note Address I presented at
the Seminar, he called me for a chat at the end of the Seminar. After my
discussions with him, he took me in confidence by informing me about the
purchasing of a particular but very rare Medicine (Vaccine) for his Cattle,
having noticed that our company can source and supply him with the needed
Vaccine.

He also informed me that he buys this product at US$5,000.00 per carton,
and that he mostly buys in excess of 850 cartons or above, and mandated me
to find out if my Organization could source for him, a cheaper supplier,
considering the recent general drop on the price of Beef in the African
market, which is affecting his business.

Back in my office, I discussed this proposal with my Boss, who decided to
handle the supply by himself. We carried out a market research and
discovered that we could purchase the said medicine somewhere cheaper in
Europe, at the rate of US$2,000.00 per Carton. We moved a proposal to the
Evergreen Farms to make the supply to them at the rate of US$4,800.00 per
Carton, of which they accepted.

Owing to my role in the transaction, I had an "Agreement" with my Boss to
be receiving 15% of whatever gain that is made on each supply, which he
agreed. But on the completion of the supply and the whole payment being
received from the Evergreen Farms. My Boss reneged (negated) from the
"Agreement" we had and have refused to give me my share of the profit.
Since then, our relationship has become soured to a very sorrow state.
However, I have since accepted it as one of life's experiences, as a man.
Life continues.

However, as God would have it, I recently intercepted a letter of request
from Alhaji Garuba Dauda Mamoud of Evergreen Farms Group, requesting my
Boss to supply him with another 1,250 Cartons of the same product as soon
as possible. I seized the letter and have personally contacted him and
informed them that I can introduce them to the producer who is ready to
supply them the product at the rate of US$4,600.00 if he will pay in
advance as he usually does. He was very pleased and is right now waiting to
be contacted by my partner.

Now the business:- We shall buy the medicine from Europe, at the rate of
US$2,000.00 par carton and sell it at US$4,600.00 to the Evergreen Farms,
with Alhaji first making an initial deposit of 50% down payment of our
quoted price, as mobilization.

I will be entitled to 30% of whatever profit we made from the supply, after
the deduction of all the expenses. Thus, I am contacting you so that we can
handle this plausible business together if it will interest you.

If you are interested and capable of handling this supply with me, kindly
get back to me, immediately, so that I can furnish you with more details
and as well, give you the contacts of the Manufacturing Company in Europe
and that of Evergreen Group Farms West Africa Limited, the buyer.

Kindly be notified that on no account should you let Evergreen Farms Group
know that you are not the rightful (direct) producer of the medicine.
Again, we should never allow them to know the contacts or the real source
of the Vaccine, in Europe. Otherwise, they will bypass us from behind and
go to deal with them, directly.

I will be very happy to hear from you if you are interested. I will
appreciate you call me upon receipt of this mail, for more detailed
discussion on our next step, in other to get the Ball rolling, immediately.

Thanks for your understanding while looking forward to hearing from you,
soon.

Please reply me to this email:- progressivepartners@live.com

Yours partner in progress,
Mr. Edwin Kwansa.
Tel: +22507870007








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