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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: "Mr.Nelson Craig" <uktr015@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 06:49:27 -0300
Subject: MARKETING INTERMEDIARY/SUPPLY OF THERESA HERBAL SEEDS

 
 Bristol Myers Company 156 Shaftersbury Avenue,
WC2H 8HL London,United Kingdom.
website http://www.bristomyers.com/uk/


MARKETING INTERMEDIARY/SUPPLY OF THERESA HERBAL SEEDS(TAGGRI) AND LIQUIDS(STUFFIC)


ATTN:


I am a foreign purchasing Manager/Pharmacist to the above mentioned company; a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Company UK. I got your contact address from the  business directory  when I came to your country for the purchase of this raw material in my last visit. I and my Regional director use to visit your country  for the purchase of the above mentioned THERESA HERBAL SEEDS AND LIQUIDS. The botanical name of this Raw Material is TAGGRI SEEDS AND STUFFIC LIQUID. These raw materials are used for the laboratory manufacturing of ANTI VIRAL, BODY IMMUNITY AND HIV/AIDS drugs in the United Kingdom . I wish to seek your cooperation in having an alliance with you in the outright purchase of these raw materials fro m the original seller in your country, and resell to our company at a rate I will agree with you below. This seeds is sold at the rate of ($1,200.00) per packet of 50gram. The seller of this seeds is a citizen of your country.


We have come to purchase these raw materials from him on several occasions. I will want you to be the middle man between the original seller of this products and my company Where by you will purchase these products from the original seller at the rate of ($1,200.00)per packet of 50gram and resell to our company when we come there at the rate of ($4,800.00)as against($2,800.00) per a packet which we normally buy the products from the former middle man who has never kept to our sharing agreement.


As you can see, if you sell to my company at the prize of ($4,800.00) , we will be having a gain of ($3,600.00/-)in every packet we sell. The over inflated profit that is added to it will be shared by both of us at the percentag e of 70% to you while 30% will be for me. This over inflated profit shall be calculated on the basis of the number of packets that you are able to supply us for purchase in any of our trip .

 
Please NOTE that my regional director will not make any payment to you without being sure you are the real local dealer and this you can prove by showing him the sample you have bought  from your  local dealer. So you will be expected to make an  outright purchase of the product from the original seller , stock it and resell to us when we must have finish discussion with you on our arrival there. The payment is usually done on Bank to Bank transaction or cash in hand. Thats after seeing the number of packets supplied by you and the total amount calculated; we shall immediately proceed with you to our nearest correspondent Bankers trust there for instant payment into your account. We will be able to make any payment to the tone of the number of packets supplied to us on our arrival as we need a minimum of 50 packets every two months.


I shall give to you the direct contact of my superior in Ghana and that of the original seller for you to conclude with my boss and make enquiry about the availability of this raw materials after you must have given me your consent in this proposal. I will also give your details to my Boss so he can call you and discuss the availability of the raw materials and the new price of $4,800.00 per packet (because the company need the seed now) before I will give you the contact of the original seller to go and buy the products and keep for us. Because my company also serves as a distributing company of this products to some other companies in Europe and Africa . All other information shall be given to you when you must have agreed to handle this proposal with utmost confidentiality.


For your fullest cooperation, hoping to hear from you in a soonest possible time.

Thank s
Mr.Nelson Craig

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