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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: Allied Supply Co <supply@pobox.sk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:10:59 -0300
Subject: A Product Supply Inquiry



A Supply Opportunity

Can We Supply This Vaccine?

Dear Friend,

Before I could proceed, let me first of all introduce myself to you.
My name is
Mr.Malik Lara and as a matter of fact, I work with an Agricultural Firm as the
Corporate Affairs Manager.

I am writing to solicit for your kind assistance to enable me execute a very
lucrative Vaccine Supplying Business of great beneficial interest with you,
hoping that you are not going to betray me at last, like my former Boss did.
Please, there is no Obligation in this. It is absolutely a pure and genuine
vaccine supplying business.

Sometime between 11th and 13th of Aug. 2010, a Business Seminar was
held in San
Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire, which I attended. While at the Seminar, I was opportuned
to meet with the President of Armajaro Cattle & Dairy Farms WA. Ltd, Alhaji
Konate Mamadou.

Alhaji Konate Mamadou is an accomplished gentleman and widely known
Millionaire
farmer in this part of t he region. He has farms in almost all the
countries of
West Africa. Above all, he is one of the biggest supplier of Cattle,
Beef, Diary
and it's allied products in this part of West Coast.

On knowing about my profession after the Key Note Address I presented at the
Seminar, he called me for a chat at the end of the Seminar. After my
discussions
with him, he took me in confidence by informing me about the purchasing of a
particular but very rare Medicine (Vaccine) for his Cattle, having
noticed that
our company can source and supply him with the needed Vaccine.

He also informed me that he buys this product at US$5,000.00 per carton, and
that he mostly buys in excess of 1,000 cartons or above and mandated
me to find
out if my Organization could source for him, a cheaper supplier,
considering the
recent general drop on the price of Beef in the African market, which is
affecting his business.

Back in my office, I discussed this prop osal with my Boss, who decided to
handle the supply by himself. We carried out a market research and discovered
that we could purchase the said medicine somewhere cheaper in Europe, at the
rate of US$2,100.00 per Carton. We moved a proposal to Armajaro Farms to make
the supply to them at the rate of US$4,800.00 per Carton, of which
they accepted.

Owing to my role in the transaction, I had an "Agreement" with my Boss to be
receiving 25% of whatever gain that is made from each supply, which he agreed.
But on completion of the supply and the whole payment being received from
Armajaro Cattle & Dairy Farms WA Ltd. My Boss reneged (negated) from the
"Agreement" we had and have refused to give me my share of the profit. Since
then, our relationship has become soured to a very sorrow state.
However, I have
since accepted it as one of life's experiences, as a man. Life continues.

However, as God would have it, I recently intercepted a letter of
request (LPO)
from Alhaji Konate Mamadou of Armajaro Cattle & Dairy Farms West
Africa Limited,
requesting my Boss to supply him 2,500 Cartons of the same product as soon as
possible. I seized the letter and have personally contacted Alhaji Konate
Mamadou to inform him that I can introduce and direct him to the
producer who is
ready to be supplying the product to them at the rate of US4,400.00 instead of
US$4,800.00 he buys from my Boss, if he will pay in advance as he used to do
before. He was very pleased and he is right now waiting to be contacted by my
partner.

Now the business is this:- We shall buy the Vaccine from Europe, at
the rate of
US$2,100.00 par carton and sell it at US$4,400.00 to Armajaro Cattle & Dairy
Farms WA Ltd, with Alhaji first making an initial deposit of 50% down
payment of
our quoted price, as mobilization fee.

AGREEMENT: I will be entitled to 40% of whatever profit we made from
the supply,
after the deduc tion of all the expenses. Thus, I am contacting you so that we
can handle this plausible business together if you agree with the terms and
condition stated herein.

If you are interested, I will furnish you with more details and as well, give
you the contacts of the Manufacturing Company in Europe and that of Armajaro
Cattle & Dairy Farms WA Ltd, the buyer.

On no account should you let the buyer know that you are not the main (direct)
producer of the said medicine. Again, we should never allow them to know the
contacts or the real source of the Vaccine, in Europe. Otherwise, they will
bypass us from behind and go to deal with them, directly.

I will appreciate you mail me upon receipt of this Email Address;,
alternatively
include your direct/mobile phone numbers for more detailed discussion on our
next step in other to get the Ball rolling, immediately.

Yours partner in progress,

Mr.Malik Lara.

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