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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. Collins Raymond" <mrcollinsraymond1@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: collins_raymond@hotmail.fr
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 07:37:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attn : Dear Friend,


Attn : Dear Friend,

I am Mr Collins Raymond, It is of great importance that I would like us to do this important supply business together for both of us to profit meaningfully. I represent a public / international relation company as the corporate affair manager in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. I am seeking a sole, outside investor with whom I would work in confidence as a partner. Please note that this is an investment opportunity with a guaranteed return. It entails supplying a highly important vaccine to an important and wealthy client company Alhaji Al M. Dancote the 11th President of AL MUSTAPHE D. FARMS CI. Meanwhile this client is ready to effect an advance payment of 50% of the total money to us, of which it is this advance payment we are going to use in executing the full quantity order by them.
 
The client do not want dealing with intermediaries but require direct dealing with the manufacturing company which i promise him that i will link him with. Now for us to successfully secure this first supply and also future supplies to be able to receive the 50% advance up front payment from the client, we will have to present ourselves to this client as the company that manufactures this vaccine and I am your representative here in Cote D'Ivoire West Africa. This strategy will solidify us fully into this business and safeguard outsiders from taking it away from us like my wicked boss once did. If you find this strategy above Ok, i will be glad if you intimate me in your next mail so that I will now furnish you in details the contact of this client and that of the real manufacturing company in Europe.
 
Beside I am going to brief you in detail how we will execute this transaction so that my boss who betray me previously when we did this business together, will no longer be in a position to embark upon it again to retake the business back. Please note that Alhaji the buyer must not know our direct source of purchase as I intend to continue this deal with him, if not, he will not be needing our service any more for further supply of this vaccine.
 
Please contact me at your earliest convenience time. I am looking forward to a good partnership in business after the success of this particular supply.

Best regards,
Mr.Collins Raymond.

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