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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: "Mr. David Gerrard." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.davidgerrard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 12:03:46 +0100
Subject: Be Our Middle Man In India.

Good Day,

I got your email from an e-marketing company so I decided to contact you regarding our company urgent need for (Qrion
Liquid) a raw material i found in India recently.

It is the major liquid material our company has been using for the production of animal injections and vaccines and also for research since 2005. Our company is currently buying this product at the rate of $27,000 USD per 1 gallon from a supplier in India.

Recently, I found out that this same material is sold by the Manufacturer at the rate USD $13,000 per 1 gallon and i do not wish to let anyone in our company know about this because of my interest in the business. I intend to present you as a supplier in your country India(You will be a Middleman between our company and the local vendor in so that my company will not know the main-source of the material. This is just a kind of buying and selling.

If you are willing to co-operate with me, I will send you my director's contact detail then you will send him an offer and as soon as he indicate interest to buy, you will let him know the stock is ready and your are willing to supply at a reduced price per gallon. I will also forward you the contact detail of the company where you will get the material in
India. The company selling price in India is USD $13,000 per gallon and then all profits accrued would be shared between you and me, after
deduction of all your expenses, etc. This would be a long term business relationship between you and our company.

Awaiting your reply. With best wishes

Thanks,
Mr. David Gerrard.
Email: mr.davidgerrard@gmail.com

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