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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Peter Turner" <dr.peter_turner03@att.net>
Reply-To: drpeterturnermed@sify.com
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:57:59 +0800
Subject: Re:Urgent Response

Greetings,

My name is Dr. Peter Turner, I'm from Westminster London, working in Alexander's Livestock Animal Farm as a Veterinarian. I have a business/contract proposal which i will like to share with you with all due respect!

Below is the details of my proposal to you:

I have a contract to search and supply a product called Vaccine "Adequan". This product is a vaccine used for animal treatment, health cares and also help them in growth, It is very essential in raising animals such as horses, Sheep, cows, goats, dogs and many other livestock. Presently, my company is highly in need of this product as the number of livestocks in my company has risen whereby the livestocks parents are producing there offspring, this product is needed to keep the livestocks and there offspring in a good condition and as well helps the offspring in growth.

Here in England , this Vaccine (Adequan) is scarce and on a high demand, after my research, i succeeded in finding a Distributor in Asia who deals on this Vaccine at a very low price more than what my company buys it in Europe .

There in Asia, a carton of the said product is being sold at the cost of $2,500 (USD), while here in Europe a carton is sold in the equivalent of $7,800 (USD) per carton of the product.

Now, I seek for your Partnership in this business, you will stand as the supplier of this product to my company Purchasing Manager, thereby ,buying this product (Vaccine Adequan) with your resources/money at the cost of $2,500 (USD) per carton from the Distributor whom I will provide you with his details and you wil re-sell to my company at the cost of $6,900 (USD) per carton while we share the profit that will be made in the percentage margin of 60% for you and 40% for me.

My Company will be buying upto 400 to 500 cartons of this product (Vaccine Adequan) when they comes to purchase the product from you at your destination or any location that will be suitable or convenient for you.

Do let me know your interest in handling this contract.

Best regards,

Dr. Peter





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