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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: "ERIC STAN" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 14:35:01 -0800
Subject: A BUSINESS THAT WILL INTEREST YOU

DEAR SIR/MADAM, I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE IF I AM INTERFERING ON YOUR PRIVACY MY NAME IS MR ERIC STAN. I WORK WITH BHR PHARMACEUTICALS LTD(UK) CORPORATION, A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY BASED IN LONDON. I AM THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING & RESEARCH MANAGER TO THE COMPANY, OUR MEDICAL CENTER URGENTLY NEEDED WILD AFRICAN MANGO EXTRACT SEED FOR HERBAL PURPOSE AND IT WORKS FOR SUPPLEMENT OF CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES CONTROL & WEIGHT LOSS AND THE SEED ORIGINATED FROM (CONGO REPUBLIC) AFRICA. I SAW YOUR BRIEF CONTACT ON WEB 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 OR COMPANY IN INDIA TO TRANSACT A VERY BENEFICIAL AND RISK FREE BUSINESS, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH MY COMPANY. I WANT SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND AS A DEALER OR AGENT TO BE SUPPLYING MY COMPANY THE MUCH NEEDED WILD AFRICAN MANGO SEED PRODUCT AT A VERY ATTRACTIVE RATE). I MEAN SOMEONE THAT I CAN HANDLE THIS BUSINESS AND ALSO PROTECT MY OWN INTEREST AS I WANT PERSONAL BENEFITS OR PROFITS RATHER FROM THE BUSINESS. MY COMPANY NEED THIS SEED PRODUCT URGENTLY AND IT CAN ONLY BE FOUND PRESENTLY IN INDIA (MUMBAI). I HAVE THE CONTACT OF THE LOCAL DEALER IN INDIA WITH ME. PLEASE YOU HAVE TO BE VERY SINCERE SO THAT I CAN BUILD THAT TRUST TO DIRECT YOU TO THE LOCAL DEALER. YOUR DUTIES IS TO BUY THE SEED PRODUCT FROM THE LOCAL DEALER WHOM I WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO AND ONCE YOU BUY OUT THE SEED PRODUCT YOU WILL NOW RESALE AND SUPPLY TO MY COMPANY AT HIGHER RATE. I WILL LINK YOU AND PRESENT YOU TO THE COMPANY AS DIRECT LOCAL DEALER AND THE COMPANY WILL DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY SO LONG AS YOU WILL BE SINCERE AND PROTECT MY OWN INTEREST. ALL I AM ASKING YOU TO DO IS JUST TO INVEST MONEY IN BUYING OUT THIS PRODUCT FROM THE LOCAL DEALER IN (MUMBAI)INDIA, AND RESALE TO MY COMPANY AT HIGHER RATE, YOU WILL JUST GIVE ME 25%PERCENT OF THE PROFIT AFTER THE BUSINESS, THIS IS JUST A KIND OF BUYING AND SELLING TRANSACTION BUSINESS WITH GOOD PROFITS. WE CAN GET THE SEED PRODUCT AT $2,500 DOLLAR(TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) FROM THE DEALER HAND FOR 400GRAMS AND $5,000 (FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) FOR ONE KILOGRAM OF THE SEED IN INDIA. AT THE OTHER HAND,YOU CAN RESALE/SUPPLY TO OUR COMPANY AT RATE OF $5,000DOLLARS (FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) PER 400GRAMS AND $8,500 (EIGHT THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) PER 1KG. THIS IS A VERY LUCRATIVE AND RISK FREE BUSINESS. THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FROM YOU IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO WORK WITH ME BEFORE WE PROCEED, NAME, AGE, OCCUPATION, ADDRESS,ANNUAL INCOME & DIRECT PHONE NUMBER. PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO THIS BUSINESS,KINDLY CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY VIA THIS EMAIL: YOURS SINCERELY, MR.ERIC STAN, BHR PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY LTD (UK) WEBSITE: http://www.bhr.co.uk/

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