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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: info@el-nacional.com
Reply-To: sewardfrederick7@gmail.com
Date: 31 May 2021 03:34:12 +0100
Subject: Proposal
Hello, I'm Frederick Seward a research assistant working with
FIRSTLINE Laboratory, one of the leading laboratories here in the
United Kingdom. I'm looking for a reliable businessman/individual
from your region to represent my company in sourcing some of our
basic raw materials used in the manufacturing of high quality
Anti-Viral vaccines and other life saving pharmaceutical
products. My company FIRSTLINE laboratory lost the supplier to
this herbal extract produce this year to covid 19 and since then
it has halted production in the company because this herbal
extract is a rare herbal extract oil and it's scarce.
This might not be your area of specialization but it represents a
significant opportunity to generate more income for you. This is
because our company is yet to locate any supplier to buy from.
However, I have been able to discover a manufacturer who can
supply us these products. He supplies at a cheap rate,
essentially 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 manufacturer from your country and
I will introduce you to our company. The reason for this is that
I don't want my company to have direct contacts with the
manufacturer that sells this herbal extract very affordably. This
will enable us to work together as partners and make real sizable
profits from the deal.You, as the manufacturer will supply to our
company at a good rate which I will inform you later when we form
an agreement and this will attract the attention of our company
director to buy from you as against the previous rate . You will
be amazed with our total profit. I will give you more specific
profit details when I receive feedback from you if you are
interested.
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