419 scam: "Mr.Hasan" <osmat@lifco.com.lb> URGENT RFQ LIST

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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:

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Hasan" <osmat@lifco.com.lb>
Reply-To: abdushewu@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:31:58 -0700
Subject: URGENT RFQ LIST

DEAR SIR Kindly send your best price _quotation with catalogue/ MSDS copy =
to_ the enclosed urgent requirement Complete details must be in your quotat=
ion:-(incomplete quotations will not be considered for final evaluation) 1)=
Warranty period:________ 2) Quotation Validity:________ 3) Delivery Time :=
to be mentioned in your quotation - Number of Days or Weeks 4) Payment Ter=
m: ________ 5) Delivery Term: _________ 6) Supply of Certificate :_____ In =
your quotation our Reference Number (RFQ No) to be mentioned & OUR _EMAIL S=
UBJECT_ TO BE RETAINED AS IT IS IN YOUR REPLY MAIL. Note: Please acknowledg=
e our Email/RFQ - LOOK FORWARD YOUR QUOTATION ASAP. Best Regards Subramania=
n Krishnan Phone: +971-6-5937777 Ext. 2029 Fax:+971-6-5281193 / 5283887 Sai=
pem Contracting Netherlands B.V. Sharjah Branch P.O. Box 1802, Port Khalid,=
Sharjah - UAE e-mail : abdushewu@yahoo.com [1] www.saipem.com [2] ********=
***************************************************************************=
******* CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachment are confident=
ial and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. It is sol=
ely intended for the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended rec=
ipient, any reading, use, disclosure, copying or distribution of all or par=
ts of this e-mail or associated attachments is strictly prohibited. If you =
are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by repl=
ying to this message or by telephone and delete this e-mail and any attachm=
ents permanently from your system. Links: ------ [1] http://wm7.eim.ae/eim/=
compose/compose?to=3DSubramanian.Krishnan@Saipem.com [2] http://www.saipem.=
com/ =

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