419 scam: "K-WOOD CONSULTANCY (GH) LTD."<k.wood@vodafone.com.gh> Re: a representative is needed.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- k.wood@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "K-WOOD CONSULTANCY (GH) LTD." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <k.wood@gmx.com.my>
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:52:24 +0100
Subject: Re: a representative is needed.

Dear Sir,

I hope this message reaches you in good health.

It is with great pleasure that I communicate with you via email to establish a long-term friendship, relationship and partnership with you.

By way of introduction, I am Mr. Kevin Woodford, an independent business and financial consultant with office in Ghana. I am representing general merchants in importations of top class goods in West African markets. We discovered that most of top class goods we need here in West African markets are being manufactured in your country and we are in need of a representative who will stand between my clients and the manufacturing companies in your country. Hence, I request your assistance to handle this project on behalf of my clients.

If you accept to work with us, you will be given the opportunity to buy and ship goods from the manufacturing companies in your country to my clients here in West Africa. As soon as your act in response to this message, I shall furnish you with list of top class goods we need and you stand the opportunity of earning great commissions from our dealings.

I look forward to a long-term friendship, relationship and partnership with you.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Kevin Woodford,
President & CEO,
K-WOOD CONSULTANCY (GH) LTD.,
Business/Financial Consultants
Representatives & Asset Management,
P.O. Box 0514 AN- Accra Ghana.
No. 175 North Industrial Area,
Accra - Ghana, West Africa.
Telephone: +233-26-846-7002
Facsimile: +233-26-846-7004
E-mail: k.wood@consultant.com
Alternative: k.wood@gmx.com.my
Website: www.kwoodconsultancy.com

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