419 scam: "Mr. Donald S. Foster" <sergio@message-machine.com> Profitable Business Proposal

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "back to me via my private e-mail" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- donaldsfoster@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Donald S. Foster" <sergio@message-machine.com>
Reply-To: donaldsfoster@aol.co.uk
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:29:24 +0700
Subject: Profitable Business Proposal

Dear Business Partner,

I Need Your Business Co-operation, My GM is about to send our new company purchasing
Manager to Asia-Malaysia to buy vaccine, This Vaccine is use for treatment of Horse
against influenza. I have source for a cheap seller of this Vaccine in Malaysia, wish
i have recommended and the product is of certified high quality acceptable by our GM.

I want to present you as the main seller of the vaccine to my GM, You will buy per
carton of the vaccine at $2,500 US Dollars from the Malaysian seller to be re-sold to
our company Purchasing Manager $4,000 US Dollars per cartons, there comes our margin
profit $1,500 US Dollars. After completing this business transaction we shall share
the profit $1,500 US Dollars per carton depending on the total number of cartons our
GM will order from you and the number of cartons you can afford to supply with your
capital before paid by our company.

If you are interested I will detail you with more information's and also furnish you
with the contact details of the Malaysia Seller.

Get Back To Me via my private E-mail: donaldsfoster@aol.co.uk

Look Forward To Hear From You Stay Bless Thanks

Your Sincerely.
Mr. Donald S. Foster

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