<html dir="ltr"><head></head><body style="text-align:left; direction:ltr;"><div>Dear Lab Network,</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you are all well.</div><div><br></div><div>As an FYI, please be aware that there is a gang of internet based fraudsters operating in your area. </div><div>They are targetting such sectors as Semiconductor, healthcare, machine-tooling and other high tech areas.</div><div>The way they work is they advertise tools which really exist in the market place, which they don't own. When you send them a payment, they just pocket the money via mule bank accounts and move on.</div><div>They are able to do this due to they are well protected by banking privacy laws.</div><div>They have been operating since 2018 in the semiconductor sector. I have advised the FBI repeatedly about many specific criminal activities of this group, but the FBI did not take any actions to my knowledge , hence these individuals continue to operate scam companies and continue to rip off businesses and individuals in the New York , Mid-West and New England area.</div><div>So, due to this alarming development, before you purchase any used semiconductor equipment or spare parts, it is necessary to check physically the machinery and confirm the ownership before to proceed to purchase it.</div><div>I attach one news article published in internet about these scammers from 2019 (They continue to operate freely in USA. ).</div><div><br></div><div>I had to shut down my operations in the USA due to I was defrauded by these people.</div><div><br></div><div>My opinion is that law enforcement in the USA needs to do something to shut down these people's scam operations, which are damaging the reputation of the New York area across the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Yours sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>SDI Fabsurplus Italia SRL</div><div>Stephen Howe</div><div>Company Owner</div><div>email: <a href="mailto:info@fabsurplus.com">info@fabsurplus.com</a></div><div>Mobile (Italy) : +39 335-710-7756</div><div>WWW.FABSURPLUS.COM</div><div>Your Marketplace for Used Semiconductor Equipment</div><div><br></div>
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