New West African Scam

[raro]

A customer of mine received an enquiry as follows and also fell for it in the first place. Luckily they did not advance to the point where he revealed his bank details.

More to this here: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showpo...p;postcount=234

Be very careful with enquiries from West African countries, not just Nigeria!

DEAR SIR, IN REFERENCE TO OUR EMAIL FOR LADIES BRASSIERS AND UNDERWEARS STOCK QUANTITIES 85000 LADIES BRAS, AND 65000 UNDERWEARS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY OUR FIRM.

SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE INTERESTED TO PURCHASE YOUR VARIOUS STOCK LADIES BRASS AND UNDERWEARS. WE SHALL BE APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN INDICATE THE TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE THAT CAN MAKEUP 1X40FCL . IT WILL BE PERTINENT TO INFORM YOU THAT WE REQUEST YOU TO FURNISH US THE QUANTITY AND VALUE THAT CAN MAKEUP 1X40FCL FOR URGENT SHIPMENT. PLEASE CONFIRM AND SEND YOUR C/F PROFOMA INVOICE COVERING THE COST AND FREIGHT CHARGES STATED TO COTONOU-BENIN SEAPORT, SO AS TO ENABLE US NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR COMPANY FOR PAYMENT TERMS .

PLEASE GIVE US DETAILS ABOUT YOUR TRADING TERMS, AND THIS WILL ENABLE US THE IMMEDIATE IMPORT OF YOUR GOODS, FOR WHICH WE PLEDGED TO ABIDE AND COOPERATE TO HONOUR YOUR FAVOURABLE TRADING CONDITIONS. AS SOON AS WE GET YOUR C/F PROFOMA INVOICE COTONOU-BENIN SEAPORT FOR THE STOCK LADIES BRAS AND UNDERWEARS WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO BOOK OUR TRIAL ORDER , IF YOUR PRICES IS VERY COMPETITIVE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. OUR BUSINESS COOPERATION WILL FAVOUR YOU WITH THE INCREASE OF YOUR EXPORT SALES CAPACITY.

EXPEDITE REPLY BY EMAIL ALONGWITH YOUR C/F PROFOMA INVOICE COTONOU-BENIN SEAPORT COVERING THE QUANTITY AND VALUE THAT CAN MAKE UP 1X40FCL AS WE REQUESTED HEREWITH.

THANK YOU SIR.

SINCERELY YOUIRSFELIX MATTER

PROFOMA INVOICE NEEDED

DEAR SIR, WE REFER WITH MANY THANKS THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAILS DATED 20-08-08 . AS PER YOUR REFERENCE FOR YOUR C/F PRICES, WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT YOUR C/F PRICES WHICH ARE EXTREMLY VERY HIGH. IT WILL BE APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN AMEND YOUR PRICES AND QUOTE TO US C/F COTONOU-BENIN SEAPORT, AND ALLOW US 5% DISCOUNT OF THE INVOICE VALUE.

HOWEVER, HAVING A KEEN DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A PROFITABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ESTEEMED FIRM , WE HEREWITH BOOK AND ASK YOU TO CONFIRMAND EMAIL TO US YOUR C/F PROFOMA INVOICE BY EMAIL ATTACHEMENT COVERING THE ORDER AS STATED HEREWITH AS FOLLOWS.

MEN'S SUITS EG:

PLEASE CONFIRM AND EMAIL INSTANTLY YOUR C/F PROFOMA INVOICE COVERING THE ORDER AS STATED HEREWITH, PROVIDED YOU AGREED TO AMEND THE INVOICE BY 10% DISCOUNT VALUE OF THE ORDER, SO AS TO ENABLE US TO FACE THE NECCESSARY STEPS TO NEGOTIATE WITH OUR BANK AFTER CLOSE STUDY TO SEND YOU THE COVERING PAYMENT BY T/T.

PLEASE KINDLY CALCULATE THE TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE AND GIVE US YOUR C/F PROFOMA INVOICE COVERING THE TOTAL VALUE AND QUANTITY BY SEAFRIEGHT COTONOU-BENIN WITH THE INDICATION OF 10% DISCOUNT STATED IN THE INVOICE.

WE DESIRE THAT YOU ARRANGE THE SALES INVOICE WITH YOUR LETTER HEADING AND CALCULATE TO INDICATE TO TOTAL VALUE OF THE SALES INVOICE. YOUR SIGNATURE SHOULD APPEAR IN THE INVOICE AND YOU SHOULD PROVIDE SPACE BELOW FOR OUR SIGNATURE FOR THE CONFIRMATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ORDER, SO AS TO MAKE IT AUTHENTIC FOR OUR BANKER CONSIDERATION AND ACCEPTANCE FOR EVENTUAL NEGOTIATION OF T/T PAYMENT DRAWN ON YOUR FAVOUR.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, PLEASE KINDLY USE THE SERVICE OF DHL/FEDEX COURRIER FOR SPEED DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS/SAMPLES , AND USE OUR

PHYSICAL ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS.

CONTACT DIRECTOR: MR FELIX MATTER

COMPANY NAME: MABROSS TRADING INC.

POSTAL ADDRESS : CARRE 178 MISSEBO

PHONE NOS: 0022993793203

CITY: COTONOU

COUNTRY: REPUBLIC DU BENIN

[hanno]

Not sure how anyone could almost fall for it, the whole mail screams Nigerian scam.

[raro]

well....as for my customer he fell for it at first, but after the second or third mail it also dawned on him that there is something fishy...

[hanno]

Hmm, a mail from Africa, all in CAPITAL letters

[imaneggspurt]

Well i would have seen it all in higher case and deleted it without reading it,. ...

[nonthaburial]

superb business english language also

[issanpaul]

Not sure how anyone could almost fall for it, the whole mail screams Nigerian scam.

IAgree,but what i want to know is HTF there get my email address as i have had mails like this many times.