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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: GRAHEM CLOSE <spam@nwgas.ru>
Reply-To: grahemclose@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:33:53 -0700
Subject: Grahem Close From The U.K


Kindly accept my warm regards, I wish to know if you are interested in assi=
sting my company in supplying a certain product which is locally sourced an=
d preserved in India Or Malaysia My company was buying the same product at =
US$1,200 per sachet from our former supplier. While our former supplier was=
buying from the local dealer in India at US$400 per sachet. So, for every =
1 sachet he supplied to my company, he made US$800 as profit per sachet. Un=
fortunately, our former supplier Mr. Sun Xiang who is from China died in a =
car accident, and my company has not been able to contact him since then an=
d I don't want to reveal the contact details of the local dealer to my comp=
any because if I do so, my company will buy from the local dealer at the ac=
tual cost price. Let me know if you can stand as a supplier of the product.=
The product name is: Oringozin .H. Seed and it is under the food productio=
n category. It is not a prohibited or banned product. The product is used f=
or the production of vaccines. It has its specification, which identifies i=
ts authenticity. My company is also a major supplier of this product to oth=
er companies. ** This business does not require any form of duty from you, =
except to make the product available for the visiting company officer, who =
will arrive in person in India or Malaysia, for the business. And you DO NO=
T need any form of a certificate or license to purchase it, but to simply b=
uy from the local dealer and present to the visiting company officer. And a=
ll export duties and processes will be handled by the visiting company offi=
cer. ** At this point in time, only the sample product will be required fro=
m you by my company, as a proof that you have the product available to you.=
I only want you to invest to purchase the sample product, which is the mos=
t important part of the business. It is the sample that you will present to=
the visiting company officer and as a proof that you have the product avai=
lable to you and can sufficiently supply to the company. And once the sampl=
e is confirmed, the company will make an upfront payment of 70% for the pur=
chase of 500 sachets to you, as a mobilization payment. As you can see, thi=
s is a very lucrative business and you must keep all that I have informed y=
ou in this email very confidential, nobody from my company should know my a=
rrangements with you. ** Note that my company has done several businesses w=
ith the local dealer before, on the same product and through our former sup=
plier. My company will require the sample from you, as a proof that you hav=
e the product available to you. But what my company doesn't know is that yo=
u are also going to purchase the product from the same local dealer that su=
pplied the same product to our former supplier for over 5 years. I simply a=
sk that you offer me 30% of whatever profit you make, after deduction of ex=
penses, for participation in the business. Reply me at my email box(grahemc=
lose@hotmail.com) if you are interested to work with me. Regards Grahem Clo=
se=20

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