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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • desmond_kwame2002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DESMOND" <desmondkwame@excite.com>
Reply-To: desmond_kwame2002@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:21:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONTRACT ON (COME AND SUPPLY)


Dear,The Government of Ghana, in West Africa, has recievedfunds from the INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTASSOCIATION(IDA) with loan number :IDA CREDIT NO:3964GH,and AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPMENT(AFD),AFD LOANNO:CGH 6004.01.G, towards the cost of community basedrural development projects ( CBRDP) and intends toapply part of this fund to cover eligible payments under the contracts for the supply of the following items. 1. water treatment plants,Chemicals,Aniaml Feeds/ingredients to (Ministry of Agriculture)2. Fertiliser.to (Ministry of Agriculture)3. Medical equipment (Syringes, needles, surgical instruments,wheel chairs,beds) to (Ministry of Health)4. agro chemicals . to (Ministry of Agriculture)5.condoms . to (Ministry of Health)6.Educational infrastucture. (Stationeries,Computer, Laptop and Desk Tops) to ( Ministry of Education)7.Fishing equipment . fishing nets,hocks,treads, etc to (Ministry of Agriculture)8.Knapsack sprayer to (Ministry of Agriculture)9.treated mosquito net.
to (Ministry of Health)10.round neck T.shirt . to (Ministry of Interior) Tender is open to all eligible foreign contractorsfrom eligible source countries as defined in theguidelines of the procurementBoard of ther Republic of ghana.If you can handle thesupply any of the above items, get back to me for moredetails. i am a commision agent.Thanks,Dr,DESMOND KWAMEEmail: desmond_kwame2002@yahoo.com+233 2421 30045

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