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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: "Dr.Alfred Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr_alfredcole@dgoh.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:38:28 -0500
Subject: INDIAN PARTNER NEEDED

 
 
Hello,
 
My name is Dr .Alfred Cole, a business consultant based in London, United Kingdom. I got your esteemed contact during my search here for a capable,reliable and trustworthy individual from your country.
 
My Proposal:I work with a multi national jewelry company in London, We are in need of raw materials in our company and i will like you to stand as the supplier of the raw material in India so we both can make extra profit from it.
 
I am acting as their consultant. This company will come to India to buy their raw materials in a huge quantity.
 
I am looking for a reliable person/businessman that can stand as the supplier of this material that my company wants to buy. i have the contact details of the local seller in India which you will contact and buy the materials from and resale to my company at a higher price.we will be making a profit of $6,100 from every Kg sales and the order is large
 
I have called the local dealer many times for us to do this deal, but could not understand the local language or rather my accent, to enable me negotiates the terms of the supply with them.
This proposal is 100% risk free and will be another income generating business outside your Specialization. it will not disturb you from your normal work rather it will enable you make more profit
 
I will give you more details of this proposal the moment I hear from you.
Contact me immediately for full details on mr_alfredcole@dgoh.org
 
I await your urgent response.
 
Best Regards,
Dr.Alfred Cole

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