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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: PFIZER MANUFACTURING BELGIUM (NV)<orders@pfizermanufacturing-be.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2023 03:47:28 -0700
Subject: Pfizer Request For Quotation

Good day,

I would like to extend an invitation to your company to supply us with the attached product(s). The product we may request may fall out of your scope of work hence we would like you to source the product and supply them to us.

Below is the details of the product:

Product Unique Code: QRT6534-87MD
Brand Name: IPAV
Product Name: IPAV VERTICAL PUMPS QRT6534-87MD

QTY: 38 Units

Attached to this email is a Request for a Quotation for the product we need. Kindly note this is an urgent once-off tender, therefore we require these components at your earliest convenience. We now await your quotation. Email To: orders@pfizermanufacturing-be.com

 

Kind Regards,

Mike McDermott
Chief Global Supply Officer
PFIZER MANUFACTURING BELGIUM (NV)
Address: Rijksweg 12, 2870 Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium
B.TW : BE 0400.778.165
Tel: +32 2808 2464
Fax: +32 2808 2477
Email: orders@pfizermanufacturing-be.com

 

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