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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. Dominic Winston <zakariyat222@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

My name is Dr. Dominic Winston. I am the Assistant Procurement
Manager
of DEM PHARMACEUTICAL LTD, UK. One of the leading Bio
Pharmaceutical
Companies here in England. I'm looking for a reliable
businessman/individual in your region to represent my company in
sourcing some of our basic raw material used in the manufacturing
of
high quality Anti-Viral Vaccines, Cancer treatment and other life
saving Pharmaceutical Products.

Our company is in need of a herbal oil extract which we usually
buy
from Peru at the rate of US$21,000 per barrel. But since the past
3
month, the company that supplies us this product has stopped
production due to the death of their director and we are in need
of
this product in large quantities urgently.

Our company is yet to locate any seller to buy from, however, I
have
been able to discover a local dealer who can supply us with this
product. He is selling at a cheap rate of US$9,800 per barrel,
which
is far cheaper than our previous purchases.

My company's 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 the
local
dealer from your country and I will introduce you to our company.
The
reason for this is because I don't want my company to have direct
contact with the local dealer that sells this herbal oil extract
very
cheaply.

This will enable us to work together as partners and make real
cool
profits. If you accept my proposal and act as the new local
seller you
will supply our company at the rate of US$20,500 or less. This
will
attract the attention of our company director to buy from you as
against the previous rate of US$21,000 from our previous
supplier.

We will stand a chance to net profits of $10,700 on each barrel
of the
herbal oil extract purchased. Usually, our company buys between
65-200
barrels quarterly every three month. Therefore, I will urge you
to
make your own calculations and see how much money we will be
getting
from this deal every 3 months.

This may not be your area of specialization; but it will be
another
income generating business out of your specialty and I assure you
that
this is 100% legal in doing business all over the world. I would
like
to inform you that it's not antisocial or anti government.

I am confident that capitalizing on this business opportunity
will
help us become partners. I am looking forward to working with
you.

Sincerely,
Dr. Dominic Winston
Store / Purchasing Manager
DEN PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED
Sp Vinshaw Unit 36, Quorum House,
Dwight Road Watford, England, WD18 9SB. UK
Website: www.denpharmltd.com

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