419 scam: "SIMS GROUP"<sims@we.com> URGENT ORDER

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "SIMS GROUP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sims.md@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:02:57 +0800
Subject: URGENT ORDER

Morning.

My Name is Mrs masha Lee Purchasing Manager of SIMS GROUP,write to inform
you that we are interested in your products and We require to order a particular design.

The photos of the designs has been uploaded to the below link because
of the size of the gallery,You are advised to open or copy and paste the link
to the URL to view our interested product sample,to confirm if you can supply
exactly the designs. copy and paste the link to your address bar browser to view pictures and size. or click the link

Gallery Link : http://www.infinity-line.it/viewproduct.7/ademins.html

Note: For you to be able to view the picture sample, Kindly login with
the same email you use for correspondence for access to our product
sample cataloger gallery below.

Kindly send us your catalog, And we would like to inquire about the following:

1. Delivery time of the product
2. product warranty
3. Minimum Order Quantity
4. Payment terms available

Looking forward to your response.

Regards,
SIMS GROUP
COMPANY REGISTRY NUMBER IN UKRAINE 37641588

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