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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: "Mr.Timothy Spiff" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timspiff@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:26:59 -0500
Subject: Purchase Of Your Products

Hello,

Greetings,we desire to purchase your products in large quantity,for use in all over our local government areas
as the task of re-building the Niger Delta regions covers every single sector and facet of our crude oil producing
states.

We'll submit your products information to the agency for internal development in charge of Nigeria economic
governance control NEG of the Niger Delta Infrastructural Development Programme (NDIDP).They will examine
the propriety and necessity of your product and approve the purchase of your product for bulk supply and contracting
relationship. With my connections in the corridors of power, we are quite confident of securing approval.

Also of note is the issue of different financial regulations between my country Nigeria and your country.What is
acceptable mode of payment from outside your country? We prefer to send you 100% T/T (Wire Transfer) from our
own side.

When you've received payment, we would be expecting a monthly supply; as the sum budgeted for product may be
quite enormous as to outstrip your capacity and capability to supply.A consideration also is that your detailed price
quotation must be CIF Port of Tin Can Island or the Onne Complex Port, I will reveal more procedural information to
you upon your re-confirmation.

Best Regards,
Timothy Spiff
Office: Plot 2137b, Ibb Boulevard,
Maitama, Abuja
Tel: +234-801-2367490

Email: timspiff@consultant.com

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