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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Maritess Saiyo"<supportuae@sudhirpower.com>
Reply-To: huckp91@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2016 05:38:24 +0300
Subject: EFR TENDER 04092016
Dear Sir,
Reference to the subject mentioned above;
please provide us your Best Prices (C & F Kuwait) / FOB and the
EARLIEST POSSIBLE DELIVERY as per attached enquiry RQF and attachments.
We would highly appreciate if you could provide us with your prices - On
or before 28.01.2016 before 10 am Kuwait time
Offer must include/comply as per below:
1. Provide us your Technical offer on your letter head.
2. Lowest price by unit value and total value.
3. Earliest delivery time
4. Payment terms.
5. Acceptance for partial order.
6. Ensure to provide us the offer validity at least for 90 Days.
7. Ensure to provide us the weight & volume of the shipment or freight
charges along with the offer.
8. Provide catalogues/data sheet etc. along with your offer as
applicable
9. Confirm compliance to the descriptions of each line item in the RFQ
document attached herewith
10.
If any deviation from our attached enquiry & Technical details;
please mention the deviation if any in the attached deviation form in
word format itself and send us.
Your immediate response/offer will be highly appreciated.
Further
to the above; please note that this is the tentative quantity only and
the exact quantity will be advised after submitting the offer
Thanks & Regards,
Blake Fernandes
Sales Engineer
Description: Description:
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State of Kuwait
Tel: - Fax: (+965) 226 12 013.
Email: sales@mehwar.net - Web : www. mehwar.net
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