419 scam: "Mr. Anthony Stephenson" <in1fo10@yahoo.com> SUPPLY

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- astephenson311@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Anthony Stephenson" <in1fo10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Anthony Stephenson" <astephenson311@yahoo.com>,
astephenson311@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:16:39 -0700
Subject: SUPPLY

Mr. Anthony Stephenson
108 Clearwater drive.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Private Email: astephenson311@yahoo.com

Subject: Sige Supply Contract.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr. Anthony Stephenson I have a business proposal for you. Let me give you a brief overview. I want you to stand in as a supplier to my company. This will yield high dividends for both of us. I will secure a supply contract deal for you as our supplier of silicon germanium (SiGe) product.

This product is currently being sold by a manufacturer at a very low price per crate and can be sold to my company at a much higher price. The profit margin is over 90% and getting my company to purchase this product at your fixed price is not a problem.

My company is in need of this product. Basically, this business is about buying from company (A) and selling to company (B) and the profit will be shared between us. We are buying from this particular company because a few companies manufacture this product used in doping of silicon water in solar cell and thermoelectric components.

This is legal business and I will be financing it, but due to conflict of interest with my employment contract, I cannot do this myself. I need you to partner with me on this project. Contact me via my private email address astephenson311@yahoo.com and indicate your direct mobile phone numbers for easier communications.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Anthony Stephenson
Private Email: astephenson311@yahoo.com

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