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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: "MRS. CYNTHIA WAYNE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <waynecynthia@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:48:33 +0530
Subject: I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR A SUPPLY BUSINESS(VERY BENEFICIAL)

DR.MRS CYNTHIA WAYNE
LONDON, SE10 9BJ
UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL: cynthiawayne@blumail.org
Tel; +448-7874846715
YOUR KIND ATTENTION!!!
 
I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE IF I AM INTERFERING ON YOUR PRIVACY. MY NAME IS DR.MRS. CYNTHIA WAYNE. I WORK WITH M D. PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED UK, I AM THE PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR OF M.D. PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SINCERE AND SERIOUS BUSINESS PERSON/COMPANY IN INDIA TO TRANSACT A VERY BENEFICIAL AND RISK FREE BUSINESS, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH MY COMPANY (SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND AS AN AGENT AND BE SUPPLYING MY COMPANY THE MUCH NEEDED PRODUCT AT A VERY ATTRACTIVE RATE).SOMEONE I CAN TRANSACT AND THAT WILL HANDLE THIS BUSINESS AND ALSO PROTECT MY OWN INTEREST.
 
MY COMPANY NEED THIS PRODUCT URGENT AND IT CAN ONLY BE FOUND PRESENTLY IN INDIA. I HAVE THE CONTACT OF THE LOCAL DEALER IN INDIA WITH ME. ALL I NEED IS A SINCERE PERSON IN INDIA, WHOM I WILL DIRECT TO THE LOCAL DEALERS, HE WILL BUY THE PRODUCT FROM THEM AND SUPPLY TO MY COMPANY. I WILL LINK YOU WITH THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY WILL DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY SO LONG AS YOU WILL BE SINCERE AND PROTECT MY OWN INTEREST.
 
ALL AM ASKING YOU TO DO IS JUST TO INVEST IN BUYING THIS PRODUCT FROM THE LOCAL DEALER IN INDIA, AND SELL TO MY COMPANY AT HIGHER RATE, YOU CAN JUST GIVE ME 20 PERCENT OF THE PROFIT AFTER THE BUSINESS, THIS IS JUST A KIND OF BUYING AND SELLING.
WE CAN GET A LITER OF THIS PRODUCT AT 9,800 DOLLAR (NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) IN INDIA, THEN YOU CAN SUPPLY TO OUR COMPANY AT RATE OF 18,500 DOLLARS (EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) PER LITER. THIS IS A VERY LUCRATIVE AND RISK FREE BUSINESS.
 
 
PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO THIS BUSINESS CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS: waynecynthia@blumail.org OR YOU CAN CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER +448-7874846715 OR SEND ME A MESSAGE WITH THE SAME NUMBER AND I WILL RESPOND WITHOUT DELAY.
 
ANTICIPATING YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE.
 
 
YOURS SINCERELY,
 
DR.MRS. CYNTHIA WAYNE.

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