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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: " Kaving young "
Reply-To: <kevin_young@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:14:59 -0700
Subject: urgent response
I am contacting you regarding our company urgent need for ( BROPPENT HERBA=
L SEEDS ) a raw material i found in India. It is the major seed our company=
has been using for the production of animal injections and vaccines and al=
so for research since 2005. Our company is currently buying this product at=
the rate of $1800usd per sachet from a supplier in India. Recently, I foun=
d out that this same material is sold by the local farmer at the rate USD90=
0 per 1 sachet and I do not wish to let anyone in our company know about th=
is because of my interest in the business. I intend to present you as a loc=
al farmer in your country India(You will be a Middleman between our company=
and the local vendor in India) so that our company will not know the main-=
source of the material. This is just a kind of buying and selling. If you a=
re willing to co-operate with me, I will send you my director's contact det=
ail then you will send him an offer and as soon as he indicate interest to =
buy, you will let him know the stock is ready and you are willing to supply=
at a reduced price per sachet. I will also forward you the contact detail =
of the company where you will get the material in India. The company buying=
price in India is UsD1800 per sachet and then all profits accrued would be=
shared between you and me, after deduction of all your expenses, etc. This=
would be a long term business relationship between you and our company. An=
ticipating your co-operation Name: Eng. Kevin young Email: kevin_young@cons=
ultant.com
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