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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 Collins Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <collins-brown@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 18:12:26 -0700
Subject: Contact me for more details

Hello,

I am Mr Collins Brown, I work with ABM laboratories here in California U.S.A,
sorry for invading in your privacy, i got your contact from an online
comprehensive search done by my secretary,

My company is in urgent need of a seed (SATIAMA SEEDS), which can only be found
in India at a cheaper rate of $75 per sachet, I need someone that can invest in
buying this product from the local dealer in India, and sell it to my Company at
higher rate of $170 per sachet, At the end of each transaction you will give me
10% commission from the total profit accrued.

Even if this product is strange to you, It doesn't require any knowledge or experience
to trade in it, it is a simple form of buying and selling, you can consider this as
a massive business opportunity by being an international supplier to my company.

kindly reply in my private id (collins-brown@outlook.com) and i shall furnish you with full
details on where to get the product in India and how to proceed further.


Thanks.
Mr Collins Brown.

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