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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: wsoo23012@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:41:27 +0000
Subject: RE-Profitable Business Income

Greetings,
How are you? hope you are doing great. My name is Miss. Julia
Reez, I am the Marketing manager of Alfamed MMC Pharmaceutical company in Baku, Azerbaijan, a major manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and one of the leading bio-pharmaceutical companies here in Azerbaijan. The reason I am contacting you is to discuss a viable business opportunity that will be exceptionally beneficial to you and I.
I need a reliable foreign business associate to partner with me in sourcing a rare herbal oil extract used by Alfamed MMC Pharmaceutical as a raw material in development/manufacturing high quality anti-viral vaccines, cancer treatments and various life-saving pharmaceutical products.
This may not be your area of expertise but it will be another income generating stream out of your specialty, The scarcity of this raw material has hindered product developments in the company. The previous supplier in Asia closed down due to the recent economic meltdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

However, a retired colleague informed me of a source in Turkey. I made inquiries and found out that the manufacturer actually exists in Turkey and the herbal oil extract is sold at a cheap rate, in fact cheaper than the company's previous purchases.

HERE IS MY PROPOSAL: I seek your consent to step-in as the middle person (new supplier) between the manufacturer and Alfamed MMC Pharmaceutical to execute this project and you give me a commission after supply. I cannot bid for the supply contract myself because my employment agreement prohibits me from handling procurement of contracts and because I wouldn't want the company to have direct contact to the Turkey manufacturer.
This will enable us to work together as partners and share profits (without breaking my employment agreement). We will discuss the profit sharing ratio, and crucial details you need to know about this raw material. Please if you are interested to carry out this contract do contact me via my email:juliareez@yandex.com
I look forward to hearing you.

Thanks for your time.

Best regards
Julia

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