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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: "WILLIAMS BLAIR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamsblair@secretary.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:23:31 +0200
Subject: MR. WILLIAMS BLAIR.

S.P.C PIC SUPPLIERS LIMITED
West Acton Community Center
Churchill Gardens
Acton, London W3 0JN
E-MAIL: williamsblair@live.co.uk

Dear Mr/Mrs.

How are you doing? My name is MR. WILLIAMS BLAIR, working with S.P.C PIC in England, with main factory in London. i am the secretary to the director of our company. I am looking for a trustworthy individual/company who has the potentials to handle the supply of a herbal product (VIRALWATA SEEDS) presently, our company purchases from some Kenya suppliers but the product can be found only in India and were Kenya’s import from.

Recently I confidentially got the contact of the seller in India and i came to know that this product can be purchased at the rate of $300 usd per sachet from India and supplied to our company at $450usd per sachet. I have the contact of the India farmer of which I don't want to release to my director since I have interest in the trade. I am looking for a reliable businessman that understands the local language in India who will assist me contact the farmer of these products in India and also play the full role of a middle man.

I have called the local farmer many times but could not understood the local language there in India to enable me negotiate the terms of the supply and payments. This proposal is risk free and will be another income generating business besides your specialization, this company pays in cash immediately they verify the sample of 3 to 5 sachets (VIRALWATA SEEDS) including bulk purchase of the raw material and my boss will personally come to your country to supervise the supply, if the transaction is real and concrete.

My requests are if you can invest in buying from these people from India at $300 Usd we will sell this product to my co mpany at rate $450usd. We can share the profit after you deduct all your cost during supply. The seeds come in 5 grams per sachet and each sachet cost $450 usd. i can not travel to India to buy this product because of the nature of my duty in our company.

Our company normally purchases a minimum of 1,000 sachets and maximum of 10,000 sachets in a single transaction or supply. If you can invest money to buy this product from India, I will forward to you the contact of the local farmer/cultivator with more details about this proposal the moment I receipt your positive response in my personal E-mail: (williamsblair@live.co.uk).

REGARDS

MR. WILLIAMS BLAIR

SECRETARY (S.P.C PIC LTD LONDON) ENGLAND.

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