419 scam: "cfo"<cfochief8@gmail.com> RE: PRODUCT LIST

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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: "cfo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cfochief9@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 19:51:28 -0400
Subject: RE: PRODUCT LIST

2023
Hello,

I have sent the message below repeatedly, and this will be the last time I contact you if you fail to adhere to our instructions or official directives. If we fail to hear from you after 48 hours, we shall search for another customer.

We contacted you some time ago, and we agreed to write to you again after considering your products, and we concluded to establish a good business relationship with your company after going through your profile on the internet (the Alibaba site) and following our rules and regulations. We advise you to open our purchasing terms link below for details and guidelines, as follows: (1) Quality specifications (2) quantity (3) price negotiation (4) cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) and free on board (FOB) (5) Shipment/delivery periods (6) and to prepare a letter of indemnity against possible damage/s, Kindly follow the link and revert to us for an amicable agreement between the parties, as the period of the contract will be considered.

There is no risk attached to the website: https://bisonlifiiting.zohosites.com/. The file (documents) is big and cannot be zipped into a PDF file. Try logging in with your correct company username and password, and the file will open. It is very easy: enter your correct company username and password in our purchasing terms link, https://bisonlifiiting.zohosites.com/, and it will open for you to access the details and get back to us to enable us to know the method of payment and period of production and shipment. Considering the large volume of our demands, we will appreciate your speedy attention so as to enable us to conclude and wire the initial deposit to ensure that production starts immediately.

Following the above details, quickly login into our secured purchases website: https://bisonlifiiting.zohosites.com/ and reply immediately to enable us to expedite action.

We look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards

JH

Manager
https://bisonlifiiting.zohosites.com

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