419 scam: Malik Egobiah <malikama_1@hotmail.com> can you handle this supply urgently?

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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.
- micana201@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Malik Egobiah <malikama_1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: margretduke@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:19:50 +0200
Subject: can you handle this supply urgently?

Dear Sir,
I am contacting you regarding of our company's urgent need for
Amanisas fresh oil Liquid and it is found in your country recently.
It is the major product our company has been using since 2012. Our
company is currently buying these products from a supplier in Russia,
Recently I found out that these same products are sold in your country
at a cheaper price than (Russia price) 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 (You will be a Middleman between
our company and the local vendor in your country) so that our company
will not know the main-source of the product. This is just a kind of
buying and selling. If you are willing to cooperate with me by giving
me some percentage from the profit you will make in this business at
the end of the transaction, I will send you my director's contact
detail then you will send him an offer, telling him that you are the
supplier of the Amanisas fresh oil Liquid in your country and that you
got his contact through your country's Marketing Directory. As soon as
he indicate interest to buy, you will let him know that the stock is
ready and you are willing to supply Him the product as long as they
make payments and accept delivery in your country only. Once they
accept your terms, I will forward you the contact details of the agent
where you will get the product in your country. Then all profits made
by you during the transaction will be shared between you and me, after
the completion of the supply.
If you are okay with it, reply here: micana201@yahoo.com so we can proceed.

With best wishes,
Mr. Malik Egobiah

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