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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: "Mrs.Pooja Sharma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrspojsharm@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:46:46 +0800
Subject: From Pooja Sharma

Good day Sir/Madam,
 
                                    RE:WILDLIFE ZOOLOGICAL AND VETERINARY LABORATORY SERVICES
 
 
My name is Mrs. Pooja Sharma from India. I am the marketing manager of wildlife zoological and veterinary laboratory Service in United Kingdom. Sir, my company is in serious need of this chemical called 'Funic liquid' and we normally buy it from Australia, China and Kenya at the rate of US$25,000 per 5 liters gallon. My company has found out that the best quality of Funic liquid is produced in India, therefore we have decided that we will be coming to India every month to purchase the product.The company is yet to get any seller to buy from.
 
 
However, I have personally been able to find a local dealer there in India. He sells at the rate of US$9,500 per 5 liters gallon. This is way cheaper than the amount we have been buying it from Australia and other countries. My company in United Kingdom is not yet aware of this fact, that I have found a seller in India who sells for such a cheap price.
 
 
THIS IS MY PROPOSAL: I want you to stand in as the local dealer there in India. I will introduce you to my company and my boss as the local dealer of Funic liquid in India. The reason for this, is because I do not want my company to know or have any contact with the local Indian seller I have found who sells it cheap. Hence, you and I can make real cool money. You as the local seller will sell to my company at the rate of US$22,000 TO ATTRACT MY COMPANY to buy from you, as against the US$25,000 they have been buying it. It will be a good price to them. Hence they will patronize you.
 
 
We stand the chance to make the profits of 12,500 USD in each 5 liters(One gallon) that the company buys, The company normally buys between 100-200 gallons of 5liters every month. Therefore, you can do your own calculations and see how much money we will be getting from this deal every month. The reason why am doing all this is because I don't want the company to meet the real seller thus our own benefits. Am looking for a trustworthy and legit person to transact the deal with. Am so much looking forward to working with you, if you are interested, please write me an email so that I can tell you how we can proceed.
 
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Pooja Sharma
MARKETING MANAGER
 

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