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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: stephen.hoffenson@oneherb.com
Reply-To: stephen.hoffenson@oneherb.co.uk
Date: 01 Nov 2019 12:19:58 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal

My Dear


I'm Stephen Hoffenson a Research Assistant of Research and
Development Department working with One Herb Laboratory Ltd. Our
company is in need of a herbal oil extract which we usually buy
at the rate of US$22,400 per drum..

The director of our company recently discovered that the best
quality of these herbal oils that we are seeking is scarce;
Therefore, our company have resolved to start placing new orders
on a quarterly basis.
This may not be your are of specialization but it will be another
income generating business out of your specialty.

Our company are yet to locate any seller to buy from, however, I
have been able to discover a local dealer who can supply us this
product. He is selling at a cheap rate of US$9,000 per drum,
which is far more cheaper than our previous purchases.

My director is not yet aware that I have found a new seller. Now
THIS IS MY PROPOSAL TO YOU; I want you to stand in as a new local
dealer from your country and I will introduce you to our company.
The reason for this is because I don't want my company to have
direct contact with the local agent that sells this herbal oil
extract very cheap.

This will enable us work together as partners and make real cool
profits. You as the local seller will supply to our company at
the rate of US$21,000 or less. This will attract the attention of
our company director to buy from you as against the previous rate
of US$12,000.

We will stand a chance to net a profits of $12,000 on each drum
of the herbal oil extract purchased. Usually, our company buys
between 55-70 barrels quarterly. Therefore, I will urge you to
make your own calculations and see how much money we will be
getting from this deal every 3 months.

I am sure the benefits from this business opportunity could get
us established as partners. I am looking forward to work with
you.

You can indicate your interest with a reply message at
stephen.hoffenson@oneherb.co.uk

Sincerely

Stephen Hoffenson
Research & Dev Dept
Email: stephen.hoffenson@oneherb.co.uk
One Herb Laboratory Limited
One Herb Company Limited (UK)
36 Bankhurst Road
London SE6 4XN

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