419 scam: "oliver s. opoku" <oliver_simon3@msn.com> Tender bid for suppliers

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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:

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.
- oliversopoku@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "oliver s. opoku" <oliver_simon3@msn.com>
Reply-To: <oliversopoku@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:15:32 +0000
Subject: Tender bid for suppliers

The Government of Ghana,is needing tender bid suppliers for the following items.

1. water treatment plants,Chemicals,Animal 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.shirts to (Ministry of Interior)

11 Cars/Buses and Trucks for ministry of transport,

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 the supply of any of the above items,get back to me for more details with this:oliversopoku@yahoo.com or oliversimon@live.com,

Yours faithfully
Mr. Oliver S.Opoku
Govt.Accredited commision agent
C.E.O; Ossy Global Agency

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