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Fake enquiry from Israel – Part 3

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

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From: “FRIDENSON ENGINNERING LTD”
To: “FRIDENSON ENGINNERING LTD”
Subject: RFQ for Electronic platform scale
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Hello Sir;

Appreciate having your quotation to the following Electronic platform scale
according to specification attach, quantity: 10 psc.

In order to make it easier to our purchasing department; please fill up the
supplier column in attach excel file.

Beast Regards,

Elad Fridenson- system administrator

Fridenson engineering Ltd.

12 Hanapach st. Holon 58818 Israel

Ph. 972-3-5591563

Fax: 972-3-5567620

Email:
fridenson-ltd@bezeqint.net

Web site:
www.fridenson-eng.co.il

If you can’t offer please do the following;

* Please write your business specialization; so we can contact you
next time.
* Please recommend on a potential supplier / manufacturer which can
offer this product and write it’s contact details like: email, web site,
name, phone etc.

WHY IS THIS PERSON SENDING AN OBVIOUSLY FAKE ENQUIRY? WHO IS SPONSORING HIS ACTIVITIES?

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Fake enquiry from Israeli buyer – Part 2

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

The obviously false specifications are highlighted in bold, based on my experience as an engineer.

Technical Requirements

1. Electronic platform scales suitable for weighing 00-60 kg.

2. Technical Features:

A. 60-65 kg weight required.
B. Weighing accuracy of +/- 2.5 grams per all weighing range.
C. Stainless steel weighing surface: 30×40 cm, on it stand stainless steel electronic weighing head.
D. The device will automatically reset.
E. Terra-click (per domain weighing)
F. Particularly fast response time. – not specified in seconds
G. Counting items.
H. Weighing disciplinary.
I. Preview in KG or in Liberia.(a country)
J.. Lighting display.
K. LCD display with large digits.
L. Appropriate charge voltage 220 volts.
M. Possibility of working with balance sheets while Charging.
N. Power law compliance products.
O. Compliance with the law of electricity a charger.

3. Warranty: one year from the date of delivery, the warranty will be corrected any fault that does not emanate from the use according to the manufacturer, the supplier label which will register the name, address, telephone until the end of the warranty.

This buyer has been sending me enquiries before . Now the mystery is – why is this buyer sending me fake enquiries, why waste time composing these fake enquiries ?

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Fake enquiries – I

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

At B2B websites, you find a lot of enquiries, but many of them are fake.

One example of a fake enquiry

Hello Sir;

Appreciate having your quotation to the following Electronic platform scale according to specification attach, quantity: 10 psc.

In order to make it easier to our purchasing department; please fill up the supplier column in attach excel file.

Beast Regards,

Elad Fridenson– system administrator

Fridenson engineering Ltd.

12 Hanapach st. Holon 58818 Israel

Ph. 972-3-5591563

Fax: 972-3-5567620

Email: fridenson-ltd@bezeqint.net

Web site: www.fridenson-eng.co.il

If you can’t offer please do the following;

Please write your business specialization; so we can contact you next time.
Please recommend on a potential supplier / manufacturer which can offer this product and write it’s contact details like: email, web site, name, phone etc.

At first, it seems genuine, since complete contact details are provided. But on checking the specifications, you find out why it is fake.

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