419 scam: "Mr. Bryant Keane."<tony@fullkey.com.tw> 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!

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:
- "briantkeane77@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bryant Keane." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <briantkeane77@live.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:19:58 +0100
Subject: Be Our Middleman In India.

Good Day,

Sorry for intruding your mailbox.

I am contacting you regarding our company urgent need for (O'BRINO OIL 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 USA and Brazil.

Recently, I found out that this same material is sold in India 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's contact 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 on this email: briantkeane77@live.com
wishes.

Sincerely,
Mr. Bryant Keane.

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