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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Kimnand Lampard <lkimnand@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 03:05:33 +0530
Subject: VERY URGENT LUCRATIVE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
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Good Day.
I am Mr Kimnand Lampard,
It's my pleasure to contact you today in regards
to a very lucrative business proposal.
we use a certain raw material in our pharmaceutical firm
for the manufacture of animal vaccines and many more.
My intention is to give you the contact information of the
local manufacturer of this raw material in India and every
detail regarding how to supply the material to my company
if you're interested, my company can pay in advance for this material.
Due to some reasons, which I will explain in my next email,
I cannot procure this material and supply it to my company
myself due to the fact that I am a staff in the company.
Please get back to me as soon as possible
for full detail if you are interested.
Thanks, and regards
Kimnand.
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