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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: Benny Dixon <bennydixon1960@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:53:32 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP (READ AND REPLY)

*To Whom It May Concern,*
* Sir,*
*
*
*I know you may receive this email as a surprise since we did not have any
formal contact before. My proposal to you is enuine and simply a chance to
be a supplier/distributor of a new scientific herbal product for human
cure. I am Mr. Thomas Wilson, working with SLG PLC. A Pharmaceutical
Company in London, and the secretary to the Purchasing Department of the
company. I am looking for a trustworthy individual/company who has the
potentials to handle the supply of a herbal product (vairasa seeds and
root). Presently,our company purchases from some Kenya suppliers who import
from India.*
*
*
*
*
*Unknowingly to my Company, I confidentially got the contact of the
Farmers in India and I came to know that this product can be purchased at
the rate of $250usd per sachet from Indian Local Farmers and supplied to
our company at $410usd per sachet. I have the contact of the Indian
farmers of which I don't want to release to my Director since I have
interest in the trade.*
*
*
*
*
*My requests are if you can invest in buying from these Local Farmers in
India at $ 250USD, we can sell the product to my company for $ 410USD while
I present you as the main cultivator of the product in India. My interest
is 10% of the profits after you deduct all your cost during supply. The
seeds come in 5 grams per sachet and each sachet cost $250usd. I can not
travel to India to buy this product because I don't have the money and our
company purchases a minimum of 1,000 sachets and maximum of 10,000 sachets
in a single transaction. If you can invest the financial capital (money) to
buy this product from India, I will forward the contact of the local
farmers/cultivators upon the receipt of your positive response after*
*reaching conclusion with you.*
*
*
*
*
*Thanks*
*Mr. Thomas Wilson.*

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