419 scam: JOHN MARK <jabocin@bellsouth.net> BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN MARK <jabocin@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: davidpaul@w.cn
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:20:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR.ERIC JOHN, ADVANCED IN AGE WORKING WITH A BUSINESS CONSULTANT COMPANY BASED IN U.K. I HAVE A BUSINESS CONTACT OF A WEST INDISH COMPANY BASED IN UNITED KINGDOM, A MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY WHICH PRODUCES ASSORTED MACHANDISE .THIS COMPANY PROCURES MOST OF THEIR RAW MATERIALS FROM YOUR COUNTRY, SINCE THE PAST FEW YEARS. I WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AN INDIAN CITIZEN, AND WE HAVE BEEN SUPPLYING SOME INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS TO THIS COMPANY, THIS INDIAN CITIZEN IS BASED IN DUBAI WITH HIS FAMILY AND, AN IMPORTER OF GARMENT FROM DUBAI TO INDIA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COMPREHENSIVE WEB SEARCH FOR A RELAIBLE PERSONEL.

MY PROPOSAL TO YOU;

I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE BUSINESSMAN THAT UNDERSTANDS THE LOCAL LANGUAGE WHO WILL ASSIST ME CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER OF THESE PRODUCT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND ALSO PLAY THE FULL ROLE OF MY LATE PARTNER IN THE INVESTMENT PART OF IT. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER MANY TIMES BUT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL LANGUAGE, TO ENABLE ME NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF THE SUPPLY WITH THEM. THIS PROPOSAL IS RISK FREE AND A HIGHLY PROFITABLE BUSINESS BESIDES YOUR SPECIALIZATION. THIS COMPANY PAYS IN CASH IMMEDIATELY THEY VERIFY THE SAMPLE OF 100GRAMS AND BULK PURCHASE OF THE RAW MATERIAL IS SUPPLIED.

OUR LAST SUPPLY WAS 15.5KG WHICH IS US$610,000[SIX HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS] AND OUR PURCHASE FROM THE LOCAL SELLER WAS US$360,000[THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSANDS UNITED STATES DOLLARS]. MY LATE PARTNER ALWAYS INVESTS 60% AND I INVEST 40% OF THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO PURCHASE THIS MATRIAL FROM THE LOCAL SELLER. I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF THIS PROPOSALS THE MOMENT I HEAR FROM YOU, AND I WILL PERSONALLY COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO SUPERVISE THE SUPPLY. REPLY TO: ericjohn08@live.com

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST.

THRULLY YOURS,

MR.ERIC JOHN.

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