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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • vesa_farm@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: vesa farm <vesa_farm@mail.ru>
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:06:31 +0400
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTED





Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation. We
are

experts in the processing of Agricultural product for sale.We export
into

the Canada/America and some parts in Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of
getting our funds from our costumers in the Canada/America/Europe as
well as

making payments through these representatives to us.
Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us,so
our
clients could make payment to you being our representative that region
we

will be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits.
Contact us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.
Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for
your

services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your
location/
region shall determine.

We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.
please get back to us asap with email address:vesa_farm@yahoo.com
Thanks,

BILL JOHN
MD/CEO
Tel:447024018001
VESA FARM AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY UK
(VFFI)

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