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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.benjamin.william <benjamin.william@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:17:27 -0700
Subject: URGENT NEEDED

Good Day, Permit me for introduce urgent business to you I got your Contact via Internet during my research for Interested and Serious Person that will handle this business and God directed me to you. I am contacting you regarding our company urgent need for (DINOSILE OIL LIQUID) a raw Chemical material are available in India recently. It is the major liquid material our company has been using for the production of animal injections and vaccines since 2005. Our company is currently buying this product at the rate of $32,000 USD per One (1) gallon from the Original Company supplier in USA and Brazil. Recently, I found out that this same material is Produced and sold in India at the rate USD $15,000 per 1 gallon and I do not wish to let anyone in our company to know about this because of my interest in the business. I intend to present you as a supplier in India (You will be a Middleman between our company and the local vendor in India) so that my company will not know the main-source of the material. This is just a kind of buying and selling business and all you will do is to buy the 1 gallon of the Chemical as sample and keep it ready with you, so that you will show it to our Company purchasing Manager as a sample as soon as he arrive in India for the purchasing of the chemicals and be informed that our company use to buy quantity of the chemicals and required more than 75 gallons every month. If you are willing to co-operate with me, Kindly send your reply to my Direct E-mail Address: benjamin.william@mail.com , I will send you our Company director contact detail then you will send him an offer and as soon as he indicate interest to buy, you will let him know the stock is ready and you are willing to supply as many as required at a reduced price per gallon. I will also forward you the contact detail of the dealer where you will get the material in India. The dealer selling price in India is $15,000USD per gallon and then all profits accrued would be shared between you and me, after deduction of all your expenses, etc. This would be a long term business relationship between you and our company. Awaiting your reply immediately you receive this mail. With best wishes, Mr.benjamin.william EMAIL contact; benjamin.william@mail.com

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