419 scam: farmers consultants looking for local representation <padovana_austin@yahoo.ca> farmers consultants looking for local representation

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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: farmers consultants looking for local representation <padovana_austin@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: veetgold@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:21:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: farmers consultants looking for local representation

DEAR SIR,
I GOT YOUR MAIL CONTACT THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE WEB SEARCH ON YOUR COUNTRY SITE.
MY PROPOSAL: I NEEDED A PERSON IN YOUR COUNTRY WHO CAN STAND AS MY ASSISTANT AND GUIDES,
AM INTO LOCAL GOLD DUST DRILLING COMPANY AND OTHERS CONSULTANTS OF FARMING PRODUCTS IN
GHANA,
I’M LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE BUSINESSMAN THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW TO TRADE IN YOUR COUNTRY
REASON---I NEED ASSISTANT WHO CAN BE DIRECTING ME IN YOUR COUNTRY,TO SALES ALL THIS
PRODUCTS BELOWS,I NEVER BEEN TO YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE, I WANT TO RELOCATE OFFICE IN YOUR
COUNTR,AFTER MY CHECKING, I FOUND OUT YOUR COUNTRY TAXES IS OK FOR ME TO INVEST MY TRADES
THERE, MY PURPOSE I NEED ALSO PERSON WHO CAN STAND AS MY AGENCY CONSULTANT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
THIS PROPOSAL IS RISK FREE AND WILL BE ANOTHER INCOME GENERATING BUSINESS BESIDE YOUR OWN
COMPANY,BELOW IS THE MAJOR PRODUCTS AM DEALING ON
1Cocoa,
2Cassava Starch,
3 Palm oil,
4 Sesame,
5 Cotton,
6 Cashew nuts,
7 Bitter kola,
8 Wood,
9 Charcoal,
10 Gum Arabic,
11 BITTER KOLA
MR KOFI OF GHANA
SAHARA FARMERS AND LOCAL GOLD DUST DRILLING OF GHANA LIMITED,
PLOT 2A, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, KUMASI,GHANA
TEL+23354768579

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