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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: kelly jane <kelly.jane45@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 20:41:37 +0400
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY


Dear Sir/Ma.

I am KELLY JANE, a Business Development Director with a Pharmaceutical firm
here in United Kingdom. Before proceeding any further, I give my sincere
apology for intruding into your privacy. I got your contact from an online
comprehensive search done by my secretary. My company is in urgent need of
( Apitoxin BV.P Herbal Seed), which can only be found in Dakar Senegal at
a cheaper rate of $1,550 In view of this, I have contacted you because I
need someone that can invest in buying this product from the local dealer
in Dakar Senegal , and sell to my Company at a higher rate of $
3,200.00.Though this product may be quite strange to you. You can consider
it as a massive business opportunity, and if you agree to sell in the
future, you may have to deliver the commodity and can become an
international supplier to my company. I have been promoted from purchasing
manager to the position of (Business Development Director) and my company
cannot send me again to Dakar Senegal for the purchase of this product. our
company's general director has asked me for the contact of the local dealer
in Dakar Senegal , so that they can send the new purchasing manager down
to Dakar Senegal to purchase the product directly.

I will present you to our company as the supplier in Dakar Senegal where I
was purchasing this product before my promotion. You would now purchase the
products from the local dealer who I used to buy from, and supply to our
company as the direct dealer. The profit would be shared between you and
me. This business is very important to me as it is a continuous business.
After purchase from original (local) seller you would sell to our
new purchasing manager, then we share the profit. Your role must be played
perfectly and the least I expect from you is betrayal. I don’t want my
company to know the real cost of the product for obvious reasons. Please
take out a moment of your very busy schedule to respond back to me for more
details via my private emai:(kelly.jane45@gmail.com), if you are interested
to source and supply this product and I shall furnish you with full details
on how to proceed further.

Best regards.
KELLY JANE

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