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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: "Federica Cristel" <cookcare@cookcare.net>
Reply-To: kuki.patra@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 11:50:04 +0300
Subject: RFQs POSM//FCL Quotation List


Dear Sales Rep!,
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I am writing this letter for seeking a quotation from you. In our company =
we plan to upgrade our systems. In this regard I request you to send a deta=
iled quotation regarding the various packages you offer. =

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I am attaching a list of our requirements along with this mail. We hope yo=
ur prices are competitive in the industry. We heard about the reputation of=
your company in the industry and are relying on you for our services. =

If the price factor is decided, we shall place the order immediately.
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General Terms to consider:
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1- Please provide us your Technical offer on your letter head.
2- Ensure to provide us the offer validity at least for 30 Days. =

3- Ensure to provide us the weight & volume of the shipment or freigh=
t charges along with the offer
4- Lowest price by unit value and total value.
5- Earliest delivery time.
6- Payment terms TT/LC.
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Please confirm receiving this e-mail.
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Looking forward to hear from you,
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Yours Sincerely,
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waiting for your confirmation... =

Thanks for your feedback and best regards =

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Federica Cristel
Project Manager

Valvitalia S.p.A. - Silvani Division

Ph.+39 02 62088871 | Mob.+39 335 201327
federica.cristel@silvani.com | www.silvani.com
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The content of this message (and attachment) is closely confidential. Us=
e of the content of the message is classified exclusively to the addressee.=
The modification, distribution, copy of the message from others are forbid=
den. If you are not the addressees, we invite you to inform the sender and =
to eliminate all the copies of the message

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"Email disclaimer: The information in this e-mail is confidential and may b=
e legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s) only. Acce=
ss to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intend=
ed recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or an action taken or c=
ommitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. =
Within the bounds of law, electronic transmissions through internal and ext=
ernal networks may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies=
and legitimate business purposes." =


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