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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Hasan" <test>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:44:37 -0800
Subject: URGENT RFQ LIST




Top Urgent RFQ DEAR SIR Kindly send your best price _quotation with catalog=
ue/ MSDS copy to_ the enclosed urgent requirement Complete details must be =
in your quotation:-(incomplete quotations will not be considered for final =
evaluation) 1) Warranty period:________ 2) Quotation Validity:________ 3) D=
elivery Time : to be mentioned in your quotation - Number of Days or Weeks =
4) Payment Term: ________ 5) Delivery Term: _________ 6) Supply of Certific=
ate :_____ In your quotation our Reference Number (RFQ No) to be mentioned =
& OUR _EMAIL SUBJECT_ TO BE RETAINED AS IT IS IN YOUR REPLY MAIL. Note: Ple=
ase acknowledge our Email/RFQ - LOOK FORWARD YOUR QUOTATION ASAP. Best Rega=
rds Subramanian Krishnan Phone: +971-6-5937777 Ext. 2029 Fax:+971-6-5281193=
/ 5283887 Saipem Contracting Netherlands B.V. Sharjah Branch P.O. Box 1802=
, Port Khalid, Sharjah - UAE e-mail : abdushewu@yahoo.com [1] www.saipem.co=
m [2] *********************************************************************=
********************* CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachment=
are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclos=
ure. It is solely intended for the person(s) named above. If you are not th=
e intended recipient, any reading, use, disclosure, copying or distribution=
of all or parts of this e-mail or associated attachments is strictly prohi=
bited. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immed=
iately by replying to this message or by telephone and delete this e-mail a=
nd any attachments permanently from your system. Links: ------ [1] http://w=
m7.eim.ae/eim/compose/compose?to=3DSubramanian.Krishnan@Saipem.com [2] http=
://www.saipem.com/ =



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