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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: "Seccional La Plata" <info@bhr.org>
Reply-To: johnsonhumphery001@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:46:18 -0300
Subject: GREETINGS OF THE DAY DEAR FRIEND

GREETINGS OF THE DAY TO YOU FRIEND,

I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE IF I AM INTERFERING IN YOUR PRIVACY, MEANWHILE MY
NAME IS MR. JOHNSON HUMPHREY, I WORK WITH BHR PHARMACEUTICALS LTD (UK)
BASED IN LONDON, I AM THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING & RESEARCH MANAGER TO
THE COMPANY, I AM THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING & RESEARCH MANAGER, MY
MEDICAL CENTRE URGENTLY NEEDS WILD AFRICAN MANGO EXTRACT (SEED) FOR HERBAL
PURPOSE FOR SUPPLEMENT OF CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES CONTROL & WEIGHT LOSS AND
THE SEED ORIGINATED FROM (CONGO REPUBLIC) AFRICA. I SAW YOUR BRIEF
CONTACT ON QUIKR DIRECTORY OF YOUR COUNTRY DURING A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE
SEARCHING FOR A RELIABLE PARTNER FOR THE BUSINESS.

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SINCERE AND SERIOUS BUSINESS PERSON/COMPANY IN
INDIA TO TRANSACT A VERY BENEFICIAL AND RISK FREE BUSINESS, WHICH HAS TO
DO WITH MY COMPANY (SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND AS DEALER/AGENT BY BUYING OUT
THE SAID SEED AND SUPPLY TO MY COMPANY ,THE MUCH NEEDED WILD AFRICAN
MANGO SEED PRODUCT AT A VERY ATTRACTIVE RATE), SOMEONE THAT WILL HANDLE
THIS BUSINESS AND ALSO PROTECT MY OWN INTEREST AS I WANT PERSONAL
BENEFITS AND PROFITS FROM THE BUSINESS, MY COMPANY NEED THIS SEED
URGENTLY AND ACCORDING TO MY SEARCH THE SEED DEALER IS PRESENTLY IN
(MUMBAI)INDIA.WHICH HIS CONTACT IS WITH ME NOW, ALL I NEED IS A SINCERE
PERSON IN INDIA.

WHOM I WILL DIRECT TO THE LOCAL DEALERS, AND YOUR FIELD OF PARTICIPATION
WILL BE ONLY TO BUY OUT THE SEED PRODUCT FROM HIM AND THEN RESALE IT AT
HIGH RATE TO MY COMPANY, AS I WILL INTRODUCE AND PRESENT YOU TO MY COMPANY
AS THE DEALER WHO WILL BE SUPPLYING THE SEED TO US. AND THE COMPANY WILL
DEAL DIRECTLY TO YOU AS DIRECT DEALER SO LONG AS YOU ARE SINCERE AND
PROTECT MY OWN INTEREST ON THE BUSINESS WE CONTINUE RUNNING THE BUSINESS
WEEKLY, AS MY COMPANY WILL BE EXPECTING TO BUY 100 PACKETS WEEKLY FOR THE
MEDICATION PROCESSING. ALL I AM ASKING YOU TO DO IS JUST TO INVEST MONEY
IN BUYING OUT THE SEED FROM THE LOCAL DEALER IN (MUMBAI) AND THEN RESALE
TO MY COMPANY AT HIGHER RATE, AND YOU WILL GIVE ME 35% PERCENT OF THE
PROFIT AFTER THE BUSINESS DONE SMOOTHLY, THIS IS JUST A KIND OF BUYING AND
SELLING TRANSACTION BUSINESS WITH GOOD PROFITS.

MOREOVER AS PER MY INQUIRY WE CAN GET THE SEED PRODUCT AT RATE OF $1,500
(ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM THE LOCAL DEALER HAND FOR 400GRAMS
IN ONE PACKET AND THEN YOU WILL (EXAMPLE) RESALE TO MY COMPANY AT RATE OF
$3,000 (THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS) WHICH MEANS WE ARE MAKING ROUGLY $1,500
(ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS) PROFIT WILL BE OUR GAIN FOR EACH
PACKET OF 400GRAMS. THIS IS A VERY LUCRATIVE AND RISK FREE BUSINESS AND BE
INFORMED THAT THE REQUIREMENTS SEED IS URGENTLY NEEDED FROM MY COMPANY FOR
THE WEIGHT LOSE, DIABETES AND CHOLESTEROL CONTROL PRODUCTION, PLEASE IF
YOU INTERESTED TO WORK WITH ME AS I STATED ABOVE KINDLY SEND THESE DETAILS
TO ME NOW TO PROCEED, NAME, AGE, OCCUPATION, ADDRESS, ANNUAL INCOME &
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER TO THIS EMAIL: johnsonhumphery001@outlook.com , AND I
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. JOHNSON HUMPHREY,
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING & RESEARCH MANAGER
BHR PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY LTD (UK)
DIRECT LINE: +448719960995
EMAIL: johnsonhumphery001@outlook.com





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