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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:

Fraud email example:

From: neth neth <nethshelten01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zimneth05@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 22:19:21 -1200
Subject: Thanks

ATTN -. MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter out of a genuine desperation to find a
reliable partner in the unfolding partnership in a transaction so
profitable and simple. I seek your help, attention and genuine
co-operation to our mutual benefit and I believe that you will not let
down the trust and confidence I am about to repose on you.

MY NAME IS Shelten Neth. I have been working in a public Relations
firm that pays me about two hundred dollars each month. On the 30th of
june 2019, our company made a very big financial breakthrough when we
made contact with ALHAJI NADDAH (xi) and began to supply him his cow
medicines. ALHAJI NADDAH (xi) is THE PRESIDENT OF AFRI DYNAMICS
COMPANY FARMS) is a millionaire farmer with CATTLE FARMS in MALI,
SENEGAL, GUINEA, BURKINA FASO, CHAD REP, and a new one located at
SOUTH AFRICA.

Moreover, he is the greatest supplier of cattle beef and other dairy
products to the whole of West Africa. He has informed us about the
huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of a particular but
very important cattle medicine. Precisely, he buys US$ 4,800 per
carton.He asked if our organization can source for a cheaper supplier.
We did market research and discovered that we can buy these medicines
in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to ALHAJI
NADDAH, to supply him at US$4,400 per carton which they accepted. As
these supplies progressed and our company is doing fine,I requested to
my boss for an increase in our salary.he was so upset that he sacked
me without benefits and ten years of dedicated workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to the ALHAJI and informed ALHAJI
NADDAH (XI), that I have a foreign contact that will be willing to
supply him this same products at US$4,400. Per carton. ALHAJI NADDAH
in turn confided to me that he is about to place order for two or
three thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of disease in
his farms. I assured ALHAJI NADDAH that my foriegn contact will be in
the position to manufacture and supply to him,in fact I convinced him
that my former boss usually buy from my foreign contact and that is
why he sales to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER, I INFORMED ALHAJI NADDAH THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN
ADVANCE BEFORE MY FORIEGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM. For the moment
he has stopped all contact with my boss. Please, consider on how to
handle this profitable project and kindly contact me immediately for
more details and negotiations as regards my commission. However, I
will insist that my commission will be 20% of the total profit. Note:
We will buy two or three thousand cartons at US$2000. We sell to them
at US$4,400 Dollars, our client pays cash before lifting the
goods.(They must not know our purchase point in Europe).

Thanks and God bless you.

Mr.Shelten Neth.

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