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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: <ibrahimmaib@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 06:09:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM : President/CEO.



Dear Friend.

YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED

I am writing this letter in other to inform you of a business that will benefit both of us immensely as long as you will make up your mind to co-operate accordingly but before going into details, I want you to take note that this business is not a child's play or something to toy with rather it is a business that will give us the opportunity to make lots of money.

I have been unjustly treated by my partner in a transaction so, I seek your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and I believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence I am about to repose on you. I have been working in an import and export firm that pays me about two hundred dollars per month for the past ten years. I worked with this company as the product sourcing manager.

Between the 17th - 19th of Feb., 2012 a seminar was held in Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire of which I attended. While in the Seminar, I was opportune to meet one Alhaji who introduced himself to me as the president and CEO of his company. Alhaji is an accomplished and widely known millionaire farmer in this part of the region. Apart from the farms here in Abidjan, he has cattle farms in MALI, SENEGAL, GUINEA, BURKINA FASO and CHAD REP. Above all, he is one of the greatest supplier of cattle, beef and other dairy products in this part of the West Coast. On knowing my profession, he took me into confidence by informing me about the purchase of a particular but very rare medicine for his cattle.

He informed me about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of this very important cattle medicine. Precisely, he pays US$2,000 per carton of the medicine. He asked if my organization can source for a cheaper supplier for him.

Back in my office, I discussed this proposal with my boss and he decided to handle the supply by himself. We carried out a market research and discovered that we could purchase this medicine cheaper somewhere in Europe for US$575.00 per carton. We moved a proposal to the farmer to supply him this vaccine at  US$1,500.00 per carton of which he accepted. My company made a very big financial breakthrough when we started supplying this vaccine to this wealthy farmer. As these supplies progressed, and my boss made so much money from the contract, I requested my boss for an increase in my salary. My boss was so upset at my request that he sacked me without benefits after ten years of dedicated workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to Alhaji and informed him that I have a foreign contact that will be willing to supply him this same product at US$1,250. per carton. Alhaji in turn, confided in me that he is about to place order for 3000 cartons of this same medicine following a suspected outbreak of disease in his farms.I assured Alhaji that my foreign contact will be in the position to
manufacture and supply to him this vaccine at a company rate of US$1,250 per carton. In fact, I convinced Alhaji that my former boss usually buys the medicine from my foreign contact and that is why he sells to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER,I INFORMED ALHAJI THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN ADVANCE BEFORE MY FOREIGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY THIS VACCINE TO HIM. Right now, he has stopped all communications with my boss.

I therefore wish to present you as my foreign contact so that you can handle the supplies to Alhaji. If you can handle the contract,kindly contact me immediately for details and negotiations on what is going to be my commission.
We will get the medicine from the producers at US$575 and supply to Alhaji at US$1250 per carton of 12 bottles(500ml).

Kindly be notified that at no point in time should you let this cattle farmer to know the contact of our real source of this product in Europe so that they wouldn't bypass us to deal directly with them.

I amwaite your response.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Ibrahim Mahmoud Ibrahim


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