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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: john bryan <johnbryan971@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 19:33:12 +0100
Subject: TOP URGENT

Dear sir/madam,

I am writing this letter in other to inform you of a business that will
benefit both you and me as far as you will make up your mind to cooperate
accordingly but before going into details, I want you to take note that
this business is not a child's play or something to toy about rather it is
something that will give us the opportunity to make more money.

I have been unjustly treated by my boss in a transaction so, I seek
your help, attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and 1
believe that you will not let down the trust and Confidence I am about to
repose on you.

My name is John Bryan, I am 35 years old and for the past ten years, I
have been working in a public Relations firm that pays me about two hundred
dollars each month. On the 30th of March 2015 , our company made a
very big financial
breakthrough when we made contact with Alhaji Duadu Dasuki (xi) and began
to supply him this cow medicines.

Alhaji Duadu Dansuki(xi) is THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF DASUKI AGRO FARMS) PLC,.
He is a multimillionaire farmer with CATTLE FARMS in ABUJA, NIGERIA,
MALI, SENEGAL, GUINEA, BURKINA
FASO, CHAD REP, and a new one located at ZIMBABWE. Moreover, he is the
greatest supplier of cattle beef and other Dairy products to the whole of
West Africa and Europe .

He had informed us about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase
of this very important cattle medicine. Precisely, he buys US$5,000 per
carton. He asked if our organization can source for a cheaper supplies
for his company.
We did market research and discovered that we can buy this medicine in Europe
for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to DASUKI AGRO ALLIED FARMS,
to supply him at US$4,800 per Carton which they accepted. As these supplies
progressed and my boss is doing fine, I requested from my boss for an
increase in my salary. He was so upset that he sacked me without benefits
and ten years of dedicated workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to the Dasuki farms and informed Alhaji
Alhaji Duadu Dasuki (XI), that I have a foreign contact that will be
willing to supply him this same products at US$4,000. Per carton.

ALhaji Daudu Dansuki in turn confided to me that he is about to place order
for one thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of disease in his
farms. I asured Alhaji Duadu Dasuki that my foreign contact will be in the
position to manufacture and supply to him, infact I convinced him that my
former boss usually buy from my foreign contact and that is why he sales to
him at a higher price.

HOWEVER,I INFORMED ALHAJI DAUDU THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN ADVANCE
BEFORE MY FOREIGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM. For the moment he has stopped
all contact with my boss. Please consider on how to handle this profitable
project and kindly contact me immediately on my mail box, for more details and
Negotiations as regards my commission. However, I will insist that my
commission will be 20% of the total profit. Note : We will buy one thousand
carton at US$2,000,000. We sell to them at US$4,000,000 Dollars;
(They must not know our purchase point in Europe ).

Thanks and God bless you.

John Bryan

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