419 scam: "Mr. Edward Eghan"<mr.edward0001@gmail.com> 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.
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.
- mr.edwardeghan01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edward Eghan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.edwardeghan01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 01:59:57 +0530
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir,

I will like to introduce you to a business that can change both of our life.
My boss wants to come to India and buy some chemical for animal drugs and we can get this chemical only in India.
I will give you the contact of the local dealer in India so that you can buy from them and sell to my boss at a very high price. The local dealer is selling the chemical at the rate of 35,000 dollars and my boss will buy it from you at the rate of 65,000 dollars per one liter Gallon, And me and you will share the gain you will make from my boss

If you are interested I will forward the full contact of my boss to you, so that you can contact him for more discussion regarding the business and I will still give you the contact of the local dealer in India. You can contact me through my Email: mr.edwardeghan01@gmail.com
I wait for your reply

Regards,
Thanks Mr. Edward Eghan

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