419 scam: " ALLAN COOK " <01@nouvos.onmicrosoft.com> PARTNERSHIP 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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031846868 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- allancook55@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " ALLAN COOK " <01@nouvos.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <allancook55@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 02:51:07 +0530
Subject: PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL!

Dear sir,

My name is Allen Cook,I am working With ANDACK VETERINARY COMPANY based in, London.
I got your contact during my comprehensive search for a reliable and trustworthy individual/company in your country.
I decided to contact you for a business with our company. The company I work with is into manufacturing of Veterinary Medicines, injection,vaccine,food dietary and supplement for Horses, Elephants, Cows and Lions.

The company procures most of their raw materials from India in past 3 years; there is a chemical which the company used to send me to India to buy. Right now I have being promoted to the post of marketing manager. The company cannot send me to India again to buy the chemical,they will send a more junior staff,the company procurement officer has asked me for the contact details of the supplier in India. I need a person I will present to the company as the supplier in India,I contacted you if you can fill the space.You will buy the chemical from the local dealer and supply to our company upon their arrival in India for verification and payment,the company will give advance payment upon verification of the sample of the chemical.

You don't have much to do like shipment, our company will take care of that, the only thing you do is to buy the sample of the chemical from the local dealer and show to the company purchasing officer for approval upon his arrival in India to verify and pay,the profit would be share between you and I in every successful transaction.

I am looking for a reliable Indian business man that understands the India local language who will assist me in contacting the local dealer of these chemical in India. I don't want to contact the company directly because they will take advantage on me due to language problem; this business is 100% risk free and will be another income generating business outside your specialization.

Why I don't want the company to have direct contact of the local dealer is that, I don't want the company to know the actual price I was buying the chemical before from the local dealer. If you are interested to do the business with me kindly contact me for more details. PLEASE YOU ARE ADVICE TO FORWARD YOUR MAIL TO THIS ADDRESS ONLY. allancook55@yahoo.co.uk
Regards,
Allen Cook
Tel:+447031846868

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