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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: asep.rakhmad@yahoo.com
Date: 16 Jul 2021 17:54:11 +0200
Subject: Business Proposal
Hello, I'm Asep Rakhmad 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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