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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 Penny Slec" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timmschulze@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 04:15:55 -0800
Subject: Interesting Business

Hi Dear,

My Name Is Mrs.Penny Sletcha from USA, Sales Executive Manager with a well reputable pharmaceutical company here in Amsterdam,Netherlands. A Consultancy and pharmaceutical research agency.

Thank you for your return mail and your interest in this business.

Our company is in demanding for 2000 gallons of Ugirimeka Oil Extract which is combined with monosodium glutamate (MSG) for the production of a Vaccine called HYALURONIC Inject able by this company and distributed as part of foreign aid to Countries in War and Refugee camps throughout the world under the Habilitation of the U.N (UNITED NATIONS WORLD WIDE) For the Treatment Of critical diseases Like. Cancer, Mycoplasma, Psysoriasis , Prevention Of HIV and other related Pathogenic viruses.

Our company is in serious need of this Ugirmeka raw oil extract and we normally buy it from Australia, China and Kenya at the rate of US$14,500 per liters and US$72,000 per gallon.

I have been supplying the products (Ugirimeka Oil Extract) as well as other pharmaceutical components to the company in the Canada and USA for the Past 3 1/2yrs With The assistant Of Mr. Sandeep Kumar who before his death few months back (may his soul R.I.P) Use to Play The Role Of A Middleman By Purchasing The Ugirimeka Oil Extract From The Producer and Supplying them To The Company on a quarterly basis Upon Their Arrival to the country For Payment And Pick Up. I must tell you that Business was going on smoothly and successfully between my late friend and me and Just last week, The Company contacted and Informed Me that They are in Need Of This Product with the Purchase Order still lying in my mail box.

It Is An Ayurvedic product without any Content Of Nicotine In It. While Many Underdeveloped Countries Use Ayurvedic Products In its Raw Form, it is being refined in The Western World Laboratories Before use. This Ayurvedic Oil extract Is Not Illegal In any way To any Authority. Please Note that once made available, The Company Is Financially Capable of Flying down their sales officials To Your Country for Purchase and Payment of This Product from you.

“This Business Is very Lucrative Without Any Risk. The Question Now Is!!!, How you can Convince Me on your part That I Am Going To Get My Own Percentage% On Any Transaction You Do With The Company?. If You Assure Me Of Your Reliability and honesty”, I Will need you to sign letter of undertaking and furnish you with all Necessary guide lines And Information Needed for you To carry out This Business Successfully on my behalf and make some profitable Commissions of your own also, as I wait your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Penny S

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