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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: "Mr. Kenneth" <infoskmas@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: maskenneth63201@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:24:33 +0000
Subject: Contract Supplies



--
Dear Friend

I am writing this letter in other to inform you of a business that will
benefit both of us immensely as long as you will make up your mind to
co-operate accordingly but before going into details, I want you to take
note that this business is not a child's play or something to toy with
rather it is a business that will give us the oppurtunity to make lots
of money.

I have been unjustly treated by my partner in a 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.I have been working in an import and export firm that pays me about
two hundred dollars per month for the past ten years.I worked with this
company as the product sourcing manager.

Between the 17th - 19th of Feb., 2013 a seminar was held in Bouake, Cote
d'Ivoire of which I attended. While in the Seminar, I was opportuned to
meet one Alhaji who introduced himself to me as the president and CEO of
his company. Alhaji is an accomplished and widely known millionaire
farmer in this part of the region. He has cattle farms in MALI, SENEGAL,
GUINEA,BURKINA FASO,CHAD REP, and a new one located at ZIMBABWE. Above
all, he is one of the greatest supplier of cattle, beef and other dairy
products in this part of the West Coast. On knowing my profession,he
took me into confidence by informing me about the purchase of a
particular but very rare medicine for his cattle.

He informed me about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase
of this very important cattle medicine. Precisely, he pays US$2,000 per
carton of the medicine. He asked if my organization can source for a
cheaper
supplier for him.

Back in my office,I discussed this proposal with my boss and he decided
to handle the supply by himself. We carried out a market research and
discovered that we could purchase this medicine cheaper somewhere in
Europe for US$575.00 per carton. We moved a proposal to the farmer to
supply him this vaccine at US$1,500.00 per carton of which he
accepted.My company made a very big financial breakthrough when we
started supplying this vaccine to this wealthy farmer.As these supplies
progressed, and my boss made so much money from the contract, I
requested my boss for an increase in my salary. My boss was so upset at
my request that he sacked me without benefits after ten years of
dedicated workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to Alhaji and informed him that I have a
foreign contact that will be willing to supply him this same product at
US$1,250. per carton.Alhaji in turn, confided in me that he is about to
place order for 2000 cartons of this same medicine following a suspected
outbreak of disease in his farms.I assured Alhaji that my foreign
contact will be in the position to manufacture and supply to him this
vaccine at a company rate of US$1,250 per carton. Infact, I convinced
Alhaji that my former boss usually buys the medicine from my foreign
contact and that is why he sales to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER,I INFORMED ALHAJI THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN ADVANCE
BEFORE MY FORIEGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY THIS VACCINE TO HIM. Right now, he
has stopped all communications with my boss.

I therefore wish to present you as my foreign contact so that you can
handle the supplies to Alhaji.If you can handle the contract,kindly
contact me immediately for details and negotiations on what is going to
be my commission.We will get the medicine from the producers at US$575
and supply to Alhaji at US$1250 per carton of 12 bottles(500ml).

Kindly be notified that at no point in time should you let this cattle
farmer to know the contact of our real source of this product in Europe
so that they wouldn't bypass us to deal directly with them.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mr Kenneth MASAMBA

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