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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Info@el-nacional.com
Reply-To: simonasusan@firsttlinelab.com
Date: 30 Sep 2021 10:44:11 +0200
Subject: RE
My name is Simona Susan, a research assistant working with
firstline laboratory.
FIRSTLINE Laboratory Inc, is one of the leading laboratories in
London, United Kingdom. My company is currently in search of a
reliable supplier from your region to represent us in sourcing
some of our raw materials used in the production of some life
saving drugs and pharmaceutical produce. FIRSTLINE laboratory
lost their supplier to this raw material few months ago to
Covid19 and it's almost halting production in the company because
this raw material is a rare herbal extract which our company is
yet to locate a new supplier to buy from.
This might not be your area of specialization but it represents a
significant opportunity to generate more income for you. This is
because our company is yet to locate any supplier to buy from.
However, I have been able to discover a manufacturer who can
supply us these products. He supplies at a cheap rate,essentially
cheaper than our previous purchases. My director is not yet aware
that I have found a new seller.
Now THIS IS MY PROPOSAL TO YOU:I want you to stand in as a new
manufacturer from your country and I will introduce you to our
company. The reason for this is that I don't want my company to
have direct contacts with the manufacturer that sells this herbal
extract very affordably. This will enable us to work together as
partners and make real sizable profits from the deal.You, as the
manufacturer will supply to our company at a good rate which I
will inform you later when we form an agreement and this will
attract the attention of our company director to buy from you as
against the previous rate . You will be amazed with our total
profit. I will give you more specific profit details when I
receive feedback from you if you are interested.
Thanks
Simona Susan
Research Assistant
FIRSTLINE Laboratory
6 Longwalk Road Stockley Park
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