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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: Bassam Ali <bassamali6060@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 21:30:44 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir,

Dear Sir,

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 Two years, I have been working for a public relations
firm that pays me about 800 hundred pounds, 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 Sheikh Al Rayan of Saudi Arabia and began to supply him his cow
medicines.

Sheikh AL, Rayan is the president of Al Rayan Dairy Farm in the
kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is a millionaire farmer with animal farms
in Saudi Arabia and some of the milldle east. Moreover, he is the
greatest supplier of cattle beef and other dairy products to the whole
of the Middle East.

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 medicine
in Eastern Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to
Sheikh Rayan, 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 Two 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 AL RAYAN Farms and
informed SHEIKH RAYAN, that I have another manufacture, 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 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 own contact and
that is why he sales to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER, I INFORMED SHEIKH AL RAYAN THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN
ADVANCE BEFORE MY 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 via (bassamali5050@barid.com) and negotiations
as regards my commission. However,I will insist that my commission
will be 40% of the total profit.

Note: We will buy one thousand carton at US$2,000,000. We sell to them
at US$4,500,000.

Our client pays cash before lifting of the goods. They must not know
our purchase point.


Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely,

Bassam Ali.
Email: bassamali5050@barid.com

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