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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Dow Agro Chemical <dow.agrochemical@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 20:38:17 -0700
Subject: Dear Customers, Bulk Supply Of Birttom Liquid Product 2015.

Dear Customers, Bulk Supply Of Birttom Liquid Product 2015.

I am contacting you in regards of our company urgent need for Birtom
Liquid,is a dietary food supplement used by veterinarians and it is mainly
produced in UAE/ INDIA Birtom Liquid is the major liquid product our
company has been using since 2012.Our company is currently buying this
product from a supplier in INDIA at the rate of $65,000 per Gallon, but
recently I found out that this same product is sold in UAE at the rate of
$29,000 per Gallon, which is cheaper than the INDIA price and I do not wish
to let anyone in our company including our CEO to know about this because
of my interest to make profit in the business.I request that you act as the
vendor of this product in UAE of which our company CEO will be buying from
you,because i don't want our company to know the supply contact in
UAE,because i want to make some profit in this business.

Our company will pay you then you will buy the product from the vendor
there in the UAE then you will supply it to our company here in Ghana.If
you are willing to co-operate with me by giving me some percentage from the
profit you will make in this business at the every transaction, I will send
you our company contact details for you to send them an offer,telling them
that you are a dealer of the Birtom Liquid in the UAE that you can supplier
them the product at a cheaper price, then as soon as my director indicates
his interest to buy from you,you will let him know that the stock is ready
and you are willing to supply them the product at the rate of US$52,000 per
Gallon,as long as he makes payment to you and accepts delivery in UAE only.

Once he accept your terms, I will forward you the contact details of the
vendor in UAE who sells the Birtom Liquid.The local vendor selling price in
UAE is US$29,000 per Gallon and remember you will sell to our CEO at
$52,000 per Gallon and then all profits made by you at the end of the
transaction will be shared between you and me after deduction of expenses,

best regards
Dow Agrochemicals

MANAGEMENT.

Dow AgroSciences - A Dow Chemical Company

Nuyen Chalton
44-704570832
fax-44704570835

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