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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.Ahmed Bakri ." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrahmed_1960@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:08:24 -0500
Subject: I WRITE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS PROFITABLE VENTURE.

Dear Sir,

I write to introduce to you, this profitable venture.

Sometimes in 2010, at a business seminar held in port novo, Benin Republic, I had the opportunity of meeting with one ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD, an accomplished millionaire farmer and a major supplier of cattle, beef and other diary products in this part of coast. After introduction, ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD confided in me that he needs an important Medicine costs about $ US 5,000 per carton and he would need about 200 cartons. He wanted to know if i could, through my office, source for him, this product at a cheaper rate considering the recent fall in the prices of beef in the world market which he said is adversely addicting his business.

I later discussed the proposal with my directors and after an intensive market research we discovered that we could purchase the same brand by medicine at a much cheaper price in INDIA at $ US 2,200 per carton! We then negotiated with ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD to supply them the medicine, at $ US 4,500 per carton an offer which they accepted my boss promised me that i will be receiving 25% of whatever profit was made out of the business.

Unfortunately, after completion of the transaction, my boss reneged on what we had agreed upon and that has since then strained our relationship. However, as God would have it, I recently intercepted a letter ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD wrote to my boss, requesting another supply of 350 cartons of the same product before the 3RD of April 2012. I withheld the letter and decided to contact ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD personally.

I told him that i could introduce him to the producer of the product who could then supply at a cheaper rate $ US 4,000 he was full of thanks and he is waiting for my partner to contact him.

This is where I need your assistance. We would buy the medicine at $ US 2,200 per carton from INDIA COMPANY and supply to ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD at $ US 4,000 and he will be paying in advance, 50% of our quoted price. I would however, want a firm assurance that I will receive my 25% in full at the end of the transaction. If it suits you can reach me on my email below so that I can furnish you with contacts of both our source in India and that ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD.

Note: ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD must not be made to know our source in INDIA COMPANY and so as not to allow him have direct contact with them in future. Secondly, you must be sees to be producer of the medicine by ALHAJI USMAN ALWAD.

I await your urgent response through my private email: mrahmed_1960@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Ahmed Bakri .


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