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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "DNLD CONSULTANT LTD" <bh4@sportbistrobrunsbuettel.de>
Reply-To: <dnldconsultant56@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:55:52 -0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Sir,
 
 
We are Agent to Federal Ministry of Interior In Nigeria. We play an intermediary role between Government and any interested foreign company in any international competitive tender and our commission is usually 2% of the total contract value. We wish to know if your company or you as an individual will be interested to participate in an international Tender for the Supply of the following items: 
 
 
1)  Bottled Water (2) Wines, Spirit and champagnes (3) Energy Drinks, (4) T-shirt (5) Umbrellas /Tents,
6)  Extra Virgin oil (7)   Agricultural Equipment (8) Farm Equipment (9) Poultry Equipments
10) Canned food, (11) Beverages(12) Fishing equipment and fishing accessories.(13) hospital wears
14) Lab Apparatus (15) medical disposables (16) water and oil Tanks (17) Insecticides.(18) Chemicals, PAINTS (19) Communication Equipments(20) Security Equipments(21) Building Materials(22) Musical Equipments(23) Electrical Products(24) Lantern(25) Environmental  Products(26) Waste Bin
 
27) Disinfectants (28) School Materials (29) School Sandals, Bags and Writing materials (30) Table Fans
31) Safety Wears (32) ceramics Cups, (33) Flowers Pots (34) Colon Hydrotherapy devices (35) Marine equipments (36) Cigarettes (37) Cleaning Equipments (38) Scale and Food Processing Equipment
39) Industrial Cleaning Products (40) Lubricants & Grease Products (41) Bed Bug Flea Treatments
42) Military Suppliers (43) Latex Examination Gloves (44) Condoms (45) Dry cleaning supplies and accessories (46) Nylon laundry bags (47) Purses and shoes.(48) Surgical Products(49) Terrazzo Tiles and Marble(50) Promotional Products(51) Safety Knife(52) Screen Door  (53) Screen Window  (54) Screen Curtain  (55) Oil and Gas Products(56) Industrial Gloves(57) Safety Gloves(58) sports Gloves.
 
 
Note! If your products do not fall within the range of products listed, you can still send me your product list for consideration.  If you are interested to participate in the Tender, please let us know immediately so that we can provide all the useful Information you may need to apply with.
We shall deploy all resources in our disposal to ensure a successful bidding for your company.
Please visit this web site for information about us. Download and run the file to display information http://www.profile-information.com
 
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
Sincerely yours,
 
 
Mr. Donald Karas
DNLD CONSULTANT LTD

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