419 scam: "Mr. Callistus Williams"<mr.callistus@live.com> Be Our Middleman In India

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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!

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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.
- calliswills@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Callistus Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <calliswills@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:22:16 +0100
Subject: Be Our Middleman In India

Good Day,

Sorry for intruding your mailbox.

I got your email from an e-marketing company so I decide to contact you regarding our company urgent need for (Trox Apitoxine Liquid) a raw material i found in India recently.

It is the major liquid material our company has been using for the production of animal injections and vaccines and also for research since 2005. Our company is currently buying this product at the rate of $27,000
USD per 1 gallon from a supplier in India.

Recently, I found out that this same material is sold by the Manufacturer at the rate USD $13,000 per 1 gallon and i do not wish to let anyone in our company know about this because of my interest in the business. I intend to
present you as a supplier in your country India(You will be a Middleman between our company and the local vendor in India) so that my company will not know the main-source of the material. This is just a kind of buying
and selling.

If you are willing to co-operate with me, I will send you my director'scontact detail then you will send him an offer and as soon as he indicate interest to buy, you will let him know the stock is ready and your are
willing to supply at a reduced price per gallon. I will also forward you the contact detail of the company where you will get the material in India. The company selling price in India is USD $13,000 per gallon and
then all profits accrued would be shared between you and me, after deduction of all your expenses, etc. This would be a long term business relationship between you and our company.

Awaiting your reply. With best wishes

Thanks
Mr. Callistus Williams
Email: calliswills@gmail.com

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