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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: "Mr. Francis Lumunba" <francis.lumunba4@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrfrancluumunba@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 16:08:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM: MR. FRANCIS LUMUNBA. PLS TREAT AS URGENT.


FROM: MR. FRANCIS LUMUNBA.             
PLOT 102 RUE 12 DE PLATEAU.
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.
 
HELLO DEAR,

                           COW MEDICINE SUPPLY

I know that this letter may not come to you as a surprise since your organisation is well advertised. However, I am writing based on the prevailing information I gathered concerning you in your country's chamber of commerce. I have full confidence that you can execute this business to our mutual benefit and I believe that  you will not let down the trust and confidence I am about to repose on you.
          
I work with an ivoirien based public relations firm "AMIC". I work as the corporate affairs manager. between the 12 - 19 of January 2009, a seminar was held at BOUAKE here in COTE D'IVOIRE of which I attended. In this seminar I was lucky to meet ALHAJI.A.U.BOSTRA, the president of MACDOWELS ETS.
 
ALHAJI.A.U.BOSTRA is an accomplished businessman. He is a multi-millionaire farmer with cattle farms in Mali, Niger, Kenya, Burkina Faso and Chad Republic. Moreso, he is the Greatest supplier of cattle and dairy products to the whole of West Africa. On knowing my profession, he told me about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of a particular but very important cattle medicine. He explained to me that he buys at US$5,000 per carton, sometimes he buys up to 2,500 cartons. He asked me if my organisation can source for a cheaper supplier.
        
Back to my office, I discussed the business with my boss, he decided to handle the supplies by himself. We did market research and discovered that we can buy these medicines in EUROPE for $2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to Macdowels to supply him at $4,500usd per carton which he accepted. I agreed with my boss that he will give me 15 % of the profit.
 
On the 21 of February 2009, we made our first supplies of 420 cartons to Macdowels. After the first supply, Macdowels paid us in cash and my boss gave me a peanut instead of the 15 percent we agreed upon. Since then, my relationship with  boss have seized to be cordial. He never talked to me about Macdowels again.
          
Recently, I intercepted a letter from Macdowels to my boss. I was surprised to learn that my boss had made eight more supplies to Macdowels which I knew nothing about.
 
Right now, ALHAJI BOSTRA is requesting for more supplies of 3,500 Cartons to be supplied to him before 15th of June 2010 which is next month. The letters never got to my boss, instead I called ALHAJI A.U. BOSTRA the President of Macdowels directly and convinced him that I can arrange for an international supplier who can supply him at the price of $4,000 per carton, but that he (ALHAJI BOSTRA) will pay cash before lifting the goods. He agreed on this proposal.
         
So he is  presently waiting for me and my foreign contact and for the moment, he has stopped all contact with my boss. If you can handle this project please contact me immediately on my direct email address for more details and negotiations as regards my commission.
 
Note : We buy one carton at US$2,000 and We sell at US$4,500 and our client pays cash before lifting of goods, and he must not know our purchasing point in EUROPE.
 
I await your urgent response.
 
Thank you and best regards.
 
Mr. Francis Lumunba.

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