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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: Tatweer Petroleum<info@eastonbags.com>
Reply-To: hmustafa.tatweerpetroleum@techie.com
Date: 11 Oct 2023 20:31:20 +0800
Subject: Invitation for Vendor/Contract Registration

Dear bixnfleisch,

Greetings of the day,

We are inviting your esteemed company to the VENDORS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) to Tatweer Petroleum 2023/2024 projects.

This EOI is open for all companies around the world, if you have an intention to participate in this EOI process, please confirm your interest by requesting for the Vendor Questionnaire and EOI via email [hmustafa.tatweerpetroleum@techie.com]

We appreciate your interest in this invitation, and look forward to your timely response.

Mr. Hassan Mustafa
Chief Procurement Officer
Tatweer Petroleum
PO Box 25888, Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
hmustafa.tatweerpetroleum@techie.com

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