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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • drfrankowusu55@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank owusu <dr_frankowusu13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drfrankowusu55@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:57:06 +0100
Subject: INVITATION FOR TENDER



INVITATION FOR TENDER Dear Sir/Madam, The Government of Ghana, in West Africa , has recievedfunds from the INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTASSOCIATION(IDA) with loan number :IDA CREDIT NO:3964GH,and AGENCE FRANCAISE 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 paymentsunder the contracts for the supply of the following items.1. Hospital bed sheets and pillow cases 2. Lawn Mowers 3. Pharmaceutical products 4.animal Feeds/ingredients 5. T-shirts/Umbrellas 6. Stationeries 7. Mobile Phone and Desk Tops 8. Medical products 9. Fertilizers 10. Syringes, needles, surgical instruments 11.Fishing Equipments 12. Condoms.13. Treated mosquito net.14. medical equipment.15. Agro chemicals. Tender is open to all eligible foreign contractors from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines of the procurement Board of the Republic of Ghana.If you can handle thesupply any of the above items, get back to me for more details. i am a commission agent.
My contact details;drfrankowusu55@yahoo.com Mr frank owusuRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSNo GHD 5654 ROMA-HILLSESTATE KUMASIGHANA Thanks, frank owusu
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