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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: "Soyof Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <soyofgroup@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 05:46:48 +0530
Subject: INDIA

Soyof Group ®
4491, Soyof House,
London, United Kingdom.

04/05/2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am contacting you for the negotiation of Baoba Natural Root Seed over there in India and I got your email address from India Web Directory. I contacted because you are an Indian Citizen to be my middleman towards business transactions in India for our mutual benefit on monthly basis. Soyof Group is into production of Baoba Natural Root Seed for research and development of Anti HIV Therapy, Hypertension, Parkinson Disease, Rest Legs Syndrome, Stroke.

Soyof Group have been purchasing the Baoba Natural Root Seed from Nepal but it is very scarce now. Recently I confidentially got a contact of the Indian Local Seller and I want you to be my middleman between the local seller in India and my Company Soyof Group. You will purchase a sample of the product from the local seller in India at the rate of Rs.60,000.00 for 1 packet, and deliver to Soyof Group purchase manager at the rate of $5,000.00 for 1 packet.

This is while I contacted you to be my middleman between the local seller in India and my Company Soyof Group. Soyof Group is ready to order 200 packet amounting to $1,000,000 on monthly basis. The actual prize for 200 packet is $200,000. The over inflated profit of $800,000 that is added to it will be shared by both of us at the ratio of 70% for you as the executor while 30% for me which you shall transfer to my bank account after transaction is done.

I do not want my Company Soyof Group to know I am directly involved in this transaction. My Company, Soyof Group purchase manager shall come to India every month for the purchase of 200 packet of Baoba Natural Root Seed. I will provide you with information you need for you to do this business successfully on my behalf as my middleman between the local seller in India and Soyof Group without allowing both parties to meet or have each others contact.

Baoba Natural Root Seed is Ayurvedic without any content of Nicotine in it and is not Illegal in any way to any Authority in the world. Please note that your major role in this business is to purchase 1 packet sample for Rs.60,000.00 from the local seller in India and take it to my Company, Soyof Group purchase manager upon his arrival in India for confirmation before my Company, Soyof Group purchase manager shall pay $1,000,000 for 200 packet.

I personally devised this idea to protect future transactions as it will also be an additional business opportunity outside our specialization. This business is very lucrative without any risk. Soyof Group will be having an executive meeting with the board of directors on this matter this week and I want you to quickly send below information and Id-Proof for me to present you as the local seller in India in our board of directors executive meeting for approval.

Upon receipt of your below information and Id-Proof, I will inform you the time and date Soyof Group purchase manager shall come to India with $1,000,000 to purchase 200 packet of Baoba Natural Root Seed from you as my middleman between the local seller in India and Soyof Group without allowing both parties to meet or have each others contact. Note that I will forward to you the contact information of the local seller in India upon your reply.

* Your Full Names:
* Your Direct Mobile Numbers:
* Your Contact Residence Address:
* Your Date of Birth:
* Your Occupation:
* Your Id-Proof.

Yours Truly,
Dr. Albert Zacahry.
Operation Manager.

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