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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: Adward Johnson <dad4@AdwardJohnson554.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <edward.enterprises@btopenworld.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:53:56 +0530
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Hello sir,

Compliments,
I got your contact from a business directory.I decided to contact you for a business with my company.The company I work with is into manufacturing of pharmaceutical materials.There is a raw material which the company used to send me to India to buy.
Right now I have been promoted to the post of manager.The company can not send me to India again,they will send a more junior staff.The director has asked for the contact of the supplier in India. And I need a person I will present to the company as the supplier in India.You will now buy the Product And supplier to the Company as the supplier in India.
The profit would be shared between you and I. Why I don't want the company to have direct contact of the local dealer,is that, I don't want the company to know the actual price I was buying the product.If you are interested kindly contact me for more details.through this email id:
Thanks!
Mr.Adward Johnson.

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