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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: "Mrs.Florence Anthony" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <florenceanthony96@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:01:44 +0530
Subject: RE:We Urgent Need Of Supplier Of A Medicinal Herbal!!

Hello. Our company is in urgent need of supplier of a medicinal herbal solution vital in the production of vaccines and antiviral drugs for animals produced in India.

I am Mrs.Florence Anthony,working here in London, United Kingdom. These herbal oil seed are locally preserved for medicinal purposes in INDIA and is used as an ingredient for production of animal vaccines and antibodies like Oseltamivir an antiviral animal drug, that slows the spread of influenza (flu) virus between cells in the body by stopping the virus from chemically cutting ties with its host cell.

The medicinal Herbal solution are sourced and sold in India at the rate of $3000.00 US DOLLARS per sachet but our company buy at the rate of $7000.00 US DOLLARS per sachet from our former supplier. So for everyone sachet you sell to my company, you will make US$4000.00 as profit per sachet.

Our company former supplier had some business dispute with my company and presently my company are no longer in business dealings with him. At present the management of our company are very much in need of another supplier of these herbal oil seed. Meanwhile nobody in the company knows the source of these materials except the former supplier and me. I kept this information to myself due to my personal interest in this business opportunity.

If you can invest time and money in buying the herbal solution from the local seller in INDIA, whom I will give his contact details to you and sell to my company, whatever the profit we will share after you deduct any expenses incurred in the transaction.

This will be a long term business transaction, on receipt of your positive response, I will give you more information and If you are interested.

I will personally refer you as representative from India to my company.
Reply me through this my personal email address below.
Email:florenceanthony96@gmail.com

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