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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: "DR.TERRY BOB" <fredrickemeka1980@gmail.com>
Reply-To: terrybob1980@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 16:12:41 +0100
Subject: FROM DR.TERRY BOB

Good day friend ,

My sincere apology for invading into your privacy for business
proposal , my name is Dr.Bob Terry I was the purchasing manager of
ALF-VEE BIO-SCIENCE PHARMACEUTICALS INC (www.alf-veebioscipharm.info),
a reputable pharmaceutical company that produces medicines in UK
England. I am looking for a dependable partner whom I can trust with
all my heart , willing and honest enough to carry out this instruction
to the best of his/her ability.

I have traveled to Brazil to purchase a certain product Called
(BIO-OKOS ORGANIC SEED BIO-OKOS) a new research in Vaccine until my
unfortunate accident few month ago which I can not be able to travel
for now and I don't want our company to know the local dealer direct
due to the profit am making that's while am contacting you so that we
can do the deal and you can purchase from the local dealer in cheap
rate and resale to our company and we can share the profit.

and as am talking to you now from our research this seed (BIO-OKOS
ORGANIC SEED BIO-OKOS) has been also being detected as an antivirus to
the new outbreak diseased OMICRON-VIRUS ,so this company is seriously
in need of the seed by all means in a very large quantity in order to
produce the Omicron antivirus sustainable drugs,

The seed is a certain product used to manufacture vaccines for
treating Diseases in Animals and human Cancer. I need the
correspondence of a reliable partner, who will stand as the
distributor, this is the reason I contacted you. My appeal to you is
for you to get the material from the local dealer and re-sale to our
company at the stipulated price and profit would be shared between you
and I.
'
You can buy the product in cheap rate from the local dealer in Brazil
and resale to our company and make a good profit. Can you be trusted?
Will you send me my share without greed?

Now I want to know your willingness to partake in this business, I
want to know you more ;

If you are interested in the business you should respond back to me
immediately ,

thanks

Yours Sincerely,

Dr.Bob Terry.

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