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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Com Pany <mycompany7023@att.net>
Reply-To: Com Pany <mycompany53@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:54:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: For my company
Hello Dear,
Sorry for intruding into your mail box.
I want to introduce to you a business which will benefit both of us and earn a
good profitable amount out of it if you can be interested and also be trusted.
My company ran out of stock of this particular chemical which we use in the
production of some animal drugs and this chemical is only found in India since
ever we started making use of the chemical. And i only have the contact address
of this particular Local Dealer in India because i am the company PRO that
worked with the former boss before this present one came inception.
Therefore i will give you the contact of the local dealer in India so that you
can negotiate from them and sell to my boss at a very high price.
The local dealer is selling the chemical at the rate of 35,000 dollars per liter
and my boss will buy it from you at the rate of 65,000 dollars per liter.
And me and you will share our profit which we will make from my company If you
are interested I will forward the full specification of the chemical to you and
the contact of my director so that you can contact him and negotiation.
Already my company have sent a publication notice to the Ghana chambers of
commerce in-case someone else has the chemical in stock for sales.
I wait for your reply
Regards,
Paul David
Tel:+233544779160
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