419 scam: "Mr. Banda" <emarketingdirector.mba@gmail.com> Business Proposal

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- barbwol@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Banda" <emarketingdirector.mba@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Banda" <barbwol@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:58:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Business Proposal

Â Dear Prospective Partner,

My name is Mr. Banda. I am the Purchasing Manager of a Pharmaceutical Company in Abidjan Cote dâ€™Ivoire. I got your esteemed contact information from a trusted portal. I have a business proposition that will be of mutual benefit to you and me. I would like you to supply Lamivudine medicinal herbs to our company. Our company uses this medicinal herb for the production of HIV antiviral drugs and itâ€™s very scarce and rare to find.

Recently, through an error made by one a courier company, I was privileged to know where these herbs are sold and their prices. These herbs are actually sold at the price of $820 per sachet of 20 grams, but our suppliers sell them to our company at the price of $1,590 per sachet of 20 grams. This shows that they make a profit of $770 on each sachet of 20 grams and our company orders a minimum of 2000 sachets and a maximum of 5,000 sachets every three months; and the good thing about it is that once the lab test passes OK on the supplyâ€™s sample, an agreement will be signed between the supplier and our company and full payment for every supply to be made is paid to the supplier up-front by our company.

Therefore, what I want you to do now is to take up this supply contract and it doesn't need any formal experience, and it does not matter whether it is your line of business or not, because I will be on ground to facilitate the business. You shall buy the herbs at the cost of $820 per sachet and supply to our company at the cost of $1,500 per sachet so you can make a profit of $680 on each sachet. Our company needs at least 2,000 sachets urgently and I shall give you all the necessary assistance and information you need including the contact details of the farmer where you can buy the samples when your application is accepted. Because I am your secret partner as well as the Purchasing Manager, I will make sure that your samples are certified OK during the lab test so the supply contract will be awarded to you. All I want from the business is 30% of the profit while you take 70%. If you are interested, reply back urgently to my email: barbwol@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Banda
Email: barbwol@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam