419 scam: "Mr.Timothy Spiff"<elaine@caie.com.tw> Purchase Of Your Products

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348012367490 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- timspiff@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Timothy Spiff" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timspiff@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:26:59 -0500
Subject: Purchase Of Your Products

Hello,

Greetings,we desire to purchase your products in large quantity,for use in all over our local government areas
as the task of re-building the Niger Delta regions covers every single sector and facet of our crude oil producing
states.

We'll submit your products information to the agency for internal development in charge of Nigeria economic
governance control NEG of the Niger Delta Infrastructural Development Programme (NDIDP).They will examine
the propriety and necessity of your product and approve the purchase of your product for bulk supply and contracting
relationship. With my connections in the corridors of power, we are quite confident of securing approval.

Also of note is the issue of different financial regulations between my country Nigeria and your country.What is
acceptable mode of payment from outside your country? We prefer to send you 100% T/T (Wire Transfer) from our
own side.

When you've received payment, we would be expecting a monthly supply; as the sum budgeted for product may be
quite enormous as to outstrip your capacity and capability to supply.A consideration also is that your detailed price
quotation must be CIF Port of Tin Can Island or the Onne Complex Port, I will reveal more procedural information to
you upon your re-confirmation.

Best Regards,
Timothy Spiff
Office: Plot 2137b, Ibb Boulevard,
Maitama, Abuja
Tel: +234-801-2367490

Email: timspiff@consultant.com

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