419 scam: "Toichi Takino" <system@digitsj.com> Hello, CAN YOU INVEST WITH ME?..

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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:

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:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Toichi Takino" <system@digitsj.com>
Reply-To: drtoichitakino@citromail.hu
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:21:47 +0300
Subject: Hello, CAN YOU INVEST WITH ME?..

Attention : Sir,

PURCHASE OF XANTHOCONITE(KZ20)2. IN INDIA

I'm the executive Director of Ono Pharmaceutical Company. which is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis. Presently my company wishes to come down to India for purchase of Xanthoconite.

Our humble purpose of contacting you is to come through you because we have not been to India before. We also want you to be my company's representative concerning the sitting of our annex office/industry, which is solely going to be under your supervision. We will implore you to assist our company in confirming a raw material from the company (below) in India to inquire about the availability and indigenous price of the raw material.

Pk Enterprises
Motha Complex
Near City Bus Stand
East Kadhal Dist Shillong
Meghalaya, 793001, India
Email.info@pkenterprise.ltd
Tel: +91 9394767734
Website.www.pkenterprise.ltd.

The company ability was recommended by the Economic desk of the India High Commission in Japan as a local miner who deals on this mineral in industrial quantity as advertised also by the company in the International Local Miners Brochure when they attended exhibition in Japan 2015. Please take note of our specification and price data.

Product required == Xanthoconite(KZ20)2.
Description - Brown/Black in Color
50 pcs make one pack
Int'l Price for one pack - US$ 3,500
Quantity required - 15,000 Packets

NOTE:

On your contact to the sales manager (Miss Priya Gupta) with the above telephone number for inquiry on our behalf, you may not disclose to him that foreigners will be coming for procurement to avoid possible increase of their price above the International standard price my company is willing to buy. The board of directors unanimously agreed that if we can get an indigenous confirmation of the substantial quantity of the raw material and most especially- fair price we shall endorse 10% commission of the total purchase for you as our host representative for the first time. It is important to inform you of the continuity of this transaction because we'll be buying the product four-month intervals for five good years through you. Kindly respond to my private email: info@onopharmaceutical-company-jp.com
Thanks.

Dr Toichi Takino
Ono Pharmaceutical co.ltd
Member of the Board of Directors
Executive Officer / Executive Director
Discovery & Research
Website:www.ono-pharma.com

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