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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: Charles Luk <charleslukesq@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:31:05 +0000
Subject: Discussion

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a
reliable partner in an unfolding transaction. I have been unjustly
treated by my partner in an earlier transaction, so I seek your help,
attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and I believe
that you will not let down the trust and confidence I am about to
repose on you.

For the past ten years, I have been working for a public relations
firm that pays me about two hundred dollars each month, plus little
bonus based on my work input. On the 30th of June last year, our
company made a very big financial breakthrough when we made contact
with Alhaji Dantata and began to supply him his cow medicines.

Alhaji Salisu Dantata is the president of DANTATA FARMS, and is a
millionaire farmer with animal farms at Chad, Burkina Faso, Senegal,
Ghana, Benin and Togo; with main offices in Cote d'Ivoire, and a new
one located at Zimbabwe. Moreover, he is the greatest supplier of
cattle beef and other dairy products to the whole of West Africa.

He had informed us about the huge amount of money he spends on the
purchase of a particular but very important cattle medicine.
Precisely, he buys US$5,000 per carton. He asked if our organization
can source for a cheaper supplier.

We did market research and discovered that we can buy these medicines
in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to Alhaji
Dantata, to supply him at US$4,800 per carton which they accepted.

As these supplies progressed and our company was doing fine, I
requested my boss to increase my salary. He was so upset that he
sacked me without benefits after ten years of dedicated service.
Though, I was later called back when another kind-hearted senior
staff protested against his action.

During my moments of being sacked, which lasted for close to two
months, I was so desperate that I went to the Dantata Farms and
informed Alhaji, that I have a foreign contact that will be willing to
supply him this same products at US$4,000 per carton. He was very
happy with this news, and in turn confided to me that he was about to
place order for one thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of
disease in his farms. I assured him that my foreign contact will be in
the position to manufacture and supply to him; In fact I convinced him
that my former boss usually buys from my foreign contact and that is
why he sales to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER, I INFORMED ALHAJI DANTATA THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN
ADVANCE BEFORE MY FOREIGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM.

For the moment he has stopped all contact with my boss. Please
consider on how to handle this profitable project and kindly contact
me immediately for details and negotiations as regards my commission.
However, I will insist that my commission will be 20% of the total
profit.

Note: We will buy one thousand cartons at US$2,000,000. We sell to
them at US$4,000,000.
Our client pays cash before lifting of the goods. They must not know
our purchase point in Europe. Email me back at: umekwe@yahoo.ca

Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely,
Charles Luk.
Tel:0022891287747

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