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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: 'Pooja Sharma' <post6@ppoojashar.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <poojasharmauk19777@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:22:37 +0530
Subject: IT IS VERY URGENT PLEASE


Good day Sir/Madam, RE:WILDLIFE ZOOLOGICAL AND VETERINARY LABORATORY SERVIC=
ES My name is Mrs. Pooja Sharma from India. I am the marketing manager of w=
ildlife zoological and veterinary laboratory Service in United Kingdom. Sir=
, my company is in serious need of this chemical called 'Funic Herbal liqui=
d' and we normally buy it from Australia, China and Kenya at the rate of US=
$25,000 per 5 liters gallon. My company has found out that the best quality=
of Funic Herbal liquid is produced in India, therefore we have decided tha=
t we will be coming to India every month to purchase the product.The compan=
y is yet to get any seller to buy from. However, I have personally been abl=
e to find a local dealer there in India. He sells at the rate of US$9,500 p=
er 5 liters gallon. This is way cheaper than the amount we have been buying=
it from Australia and other countries. My company in United Kingdom is not=
yet aware of this fact, that I have found a seller in India who sells for =
such a cheap price. THIS IS MY PROPOSAL: I want you to stand in as the loca=
l dealer there in India. I will introduce you to my company and my boss as =
the local dealer of Funic Herbal liquid in India. The reason for this, is b=
ecause I do not want my company to know or have any contact with the local =
Indian seller I have found who sells it cheap. Hence, you and I can make re=
al cool money. You as the local seller will sell to my company at the rate =
of US$22,000 TO ATTRACT MY COMPANY to buy from you, as against the US$25,00=
0 they have been buying it. It will be a good price to them. Hence they wil=
l patronize you. We stand the chance to make the profits of 12,500 USD in e=
ach 5 liters(One gallon) that the company buys, The company normally buys b=
etween 100-200 gallons of 5liters every month. Therefore, you can do your o=
wn calculations and see how much money we will be getting from this deal ev=
ery month. The reason why am doing all this is because I don't want the com=
pany to meet the real seller thus our own benefits. Am looking for a trustw=
orthy and legit person to transact the deal with. Am so much looking forwar=
d to working with you, if you are interested, please write me an email so t=
hat I can tell you how we can proceed. Yours sincerely, Pooja Sharma MARKET=
ING MANAGER

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