419 scam: Patricia Knewl <pa2triciaknewl@saviourmail.com> From Mr CEDRIC Loic.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- cedrioic@yahoo.co.th (Yahoo, Thailand; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Patricia Knewl <pa2triciaknewl@saviourmail.com>
Reply-To: pa2triciaknewl@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:08:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mr CEDRIC Loic.

>From Mr CEDRIC Loic.
Lot 235 Rue de Jardin
Deux-plateux
Abidjan CÃ´te d'Ivoire

Dear

Subject: ALHAJI. MUNTADA PAYS CASH IN ADVANCE

Please I have been unjustly treated by my boss in a transaction so, I seek your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and 1 believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence 1 am about to repose on you.

I am CEDRIC Loic, I have been working in a public Relations firm that pays me about two hundred dollars each month for the past ten years. On the 30th of January 2010, our company made a big financial breakthrough when I made contact with Alhaji.C.G Muntada and we began to supply him cow vaccine named LIM KXT.

He is a millionaire with cattle farms in all part of Africa, even with the new one located at
Angola and Zimbabwe. Moreover, we are the greatest supplier of cattle beef and other dairy products in the whole of West Africa. Last year Alhaji 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$ 5,000 per carton.

He asked if our organisation can source for a cheaper supplier. I did a market research and discovered that we can buy this vaccine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to Alhaji.Muntada in Abidjan CÃ´te dâ€™Ivoire, to supply him at US$4,800 per carton which they accepted. As these supplies progressed and our company is doing fine, I requested to my boss for an increase of salary. He was so upset that he wanted to sack me without benefits and ten years of dedicated workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to the Muntada farms in Abidjan and informed him that I have a foreign contact that will be willing to supply him this same products at US$4,400 Par carton. Alhaji.Muntada in return confided in me that he would place an order for Five thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of disease in his farms. I assured Alhaji that my foreign 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 and ALHAJI.MUNTADA agreed that he would PAY CASH IN ADVANCE before my foreign contact will supply to him. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU: ALHAJI.MUNTADA will pay this fund to you and after have subtracted our gain for you and I, you will send the balance to the company in London. This company will deliver the goods to me and I will send it to Alhaji.

Please consider on how to handle this profitable project and kindly contact me immediately for more details and negotiations as regards to my commission.
However, I will insist that my commission will be 20% of the total profit. Note: We will buy Five thousand cartons at US$2,000 and then we sell to them at US$4,400 Dollars, our client pays cash before lifting of the goods.

NB/ You will not reveal to them our purchase company in Europe and reply to cedrioic@yahoo.co.th.

Thanks and God bless you.
CEDRIC Loic
Tele; +2256 7144 613
E-mail; cedrioic@yahoo.co.th

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