419 scam: "James Zacko" <tomcat@ario-mail.jp> Business Offer

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "i got your email address from " (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.
- jimzacko367@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Zacko" <tomcat@ario-mail.jp>
Reply-To: jimzacko367@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:49:01 -0700
Subject: Business Offer

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is James Zacko, I got your email address from an e-marketing company, so I decided to let you know about the business opportunity of supplying us raw material from India.

I am an employee of a multi-national pharmaceutical company in (USA and UK) working as the purchasing manager,
There is a raw material, A dry seed extracts and the seeds are cultivated in India and Fiji only, which our company always sends me to purchase. Right now I have been promoted to the post of production manager and the company cannot send me to India or Fiji anymore, our director has asked me for the contacts of the local dealer in India to enable them send the new purchasing manager to India to buy the product directly from the local dealers.

This dry seed extracts material can be found in India and Fiji only, but the price is cheaper in India. I want you to act as the dealer. I will present you to our company as the dealer in India whom I normally purchase this product from, Then I link you up with the real manufacturer whom I used to buy from so you can buy and supply to our new purchasing manager at a higher price because I will direct him to buy the product from you as the local dealer in India. The profit would be shared between you and I. This business is very lucrative and it is continuous.

Your role must be played perfectly and the least I expect from you is betrayal after the business. Note: Please I don’t want our company to know the real cost of the product because of my personal interest.
Kindly contact me for more details. Through this E-mail: jimzacko367@gmail.com
If you are not in a position to do this profitable business on your own, you can as well look for an honest person who can do it and make sure the person will not betrayal us at the end. Hope to hear from you soon!

Regards,
James Zacko.
E-mail: jimzacko367@gmail.com

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