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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 (6 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ST LOUIS IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY" <info_stlouis@msn.com>
Reply-To: stlouiscompany@katamail.com
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:18:29 +0000
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE

ST LOUIS IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LTD.
Brookmount House,
62-65 Chandos Place,
Covent Garden,
London,
WC2N 4LP

                                                                               DATE: 11-09-05

Dear sir/madam,

We are a group of company with manufacturing plant in china, We specialize in export of  Hardlines, Softlines, Electrical and Electronic Products as well as Toys and Premiums:  We deal on raw materials and export into America Canada and Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the America /Canada and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very 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 America/Canada & Europe. Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number and your full contact address to this company.

Thanks and God Bless.

Mr Louis Woods

FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO MY DIRECT AND CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS AT: rep@stlouis-company.org
THANKS.

          

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