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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "ecowascontract@terra.es" <ecowascontract@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 05:03:42 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ECOWAS CONTRACT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL




REQUEST FOR PATNERSHIP IN ECOWAS CONTRACT EXECUTION
====================================================

I am Mr. Douglas Jones, a senior staff of the secretariat of the

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Lome, Togo.

ECOWAS is awarding contracts for the supply of Relief Materials - Rice,

Cloths & Sleeping materials, and Beverages for victims of drought in

the Niger republic and displaced refugees from Liberia and Sierra

Leone.

The quantity of rice required is approximately 12,500 metric tones

(about 250,000 bags of rice, packed in 50kg bags) and the quantity of

cloths (used and new) required is about 37 metric tones of shirts,

trousers and blankets etc.

The statutes do not permit a staff of ECOWAS, to participate in

contract bids and execution in other to avoid the abuse of due process

and corporate Governance.

In view of this, I am looking for a reputable individual or corporate

body that would secure the bid for the contract. In the end, I will

have a commission of 10% of the profit for providing inside information

for a successful bid.

The beauty of the ECOWAS contracts is that,

(1) The contracts are very lucrative, because they are usually

awarded at about 10 times the prevalent market value of the products.

(2) Once you are successful in the bid, 75% of the total

contract sum is paid upfront as mobilization. Thus, the contract does

not necessarily require ownership of a big company; all that is

required is your ability to convince the ECOWAS consultants (in Ghana)

of your integrity, reliability and competence in the execution of the

job.

If by any chance you are not predisposed to do this job after we have

secured a bid, I can assist you rearward the contract with about 10% of

the mobilization upfront that will be paid to you.

Indicate your interest on my personal Email - douglas4jones1@yahoo.com

, So that we may reach an agreement and get started.

I await your response

Thanks and Best Regards

Mr. Douglas Jones.
Email - douglas4jones1@yahoo.com
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