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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Please note about this email:

• It is a check fraud / representative scam (5 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr vanessa smith" <vanessa_smith_max@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:00:00 +0000
Subject: HELLO DEAR!!!!

FROM MR VANESSA SMITH,
SOUTH EXPORT INTERNATIONAL PTY,
PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA.
Ref Number: REF: SEPTY /26510460037/22
Email:vanessa_smith_max@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Vanessa Smith, Public Relations Officer of South Export Pty, we are one of South Africa leading company.
We are primarily an export trading house dealing in a wide range of products.
Our focus is to provide international customers with quality South African products, at competitive prices. In order to do this we use our extensive knowledge of the local industry with the latest technology to offer our customers a superb overall service.
Below are some of our products:

1. Smart Energy Drink
2. Africa No 1 Pilchards ,
3. Exotic Cocktail,
4. Just Tea,
5. Kavallier Snack Foods
6. Kellogg’s Cereals
7. Lady’s Rock Wines
8. Monarch Ginseng
9. Rainbow Washing Powder
10. Rhodes Canned Products and Summits Fresh Squeeze

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, we will be glad.
Please contact us for more information, Subject to your Satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada/America and Europe.

Please if you are interested forward to us a confirmation mail, your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses:

Thanks in advance,

Mr.Vanessa Smith,
Public Relations Officer,
South Export Pty
Barton House, Cape Town
South Africa.

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