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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: "Husbilmon Humsath" <opt@epico-it.ru>
Reply-To: huckp91@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 23:18:20 +0300
Subject: Request for Quotation (RFQ): OM-2245.


Required Delivery within 1-week.
=

Please arrange to get an offer for the subject RFQ and it is very importan=
t to go through highlighted
points inShipping & Delivery section, if your organization / the manufactur=
er is located outside Oman.
Occidental of Oman your best PRICE & DELIVERY for the material identified =
on the attached Material =

Requisition. Your quote shall be stamped and faxed to the undersigned.
If you do not intend to bid, please advise by return Fax / E-mail =2013 in =
ACE format - your intention to decline.
All prices to be in US dollars or Omani Rials.
=

Closing date:=202611-10-2016, 12:00:pm. our time
=

=

NOTES:
KINDLY SUBMIT BOTH THE TECHNICAL AND THE COMMERCIAL OFFER SEPARATELY.
KINDLY INCLUDE DETAILED DATA-SHEETS/CATALOGUESWITH THE QUOTES.
=

Please Acknowledge receipt of this RFQ and direct any clarification to the =
undersigned.
Thank you for your cooperation.
=

Best Regards,
Husbilmon Humsath
SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT.
=

Al-Assalah Towers, Block No2 WayNo 3701
Al-Ghubrah South, Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman.
Fax : +968 2452 4821, email: Husbilmon_Humsath@oxy.com.
www.oxy.com


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