419 scam: Mr james kofi <web.info646@btinternet.com> URGENT REPLY PLEASE.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr james kofi <web.info646@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrjames_kofi@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:26:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I want to use this opportunity to let you know that we are accredited commission agent to the ECOWAS Organization For Youth Empowerment (E.O.F.Y.E) here in Ghana on contract allocation to foreign Companies around the Globe.

The ECOWAS Organization For Youth Empowerment (E.O.F.Y.E) is the principal buyer of the below stated products and other products which is not included below.

The products needed urgently are as stated below:

1. Hospital bed sheets
2. Tractors/Lawn Mowers
3. Woods: Plywood and Timber
4.Animal Feeds/ingredients
5. T-shirts, Towels
6. Bibles, Books / Stationeries
7. Building Materials, Tiles, Marbles, Cement, Hardware
8 Rugs/Carpets
9. Computer, Laptop and Desk Tops/Musical Instruments
10. Fertilizers, Chemicals
11. Machines, Packaging Equipments / Automobile
12.Medical / Laboratory Equipments
13.Furniture, Doors and cases, bed
14.Storage Tanks, Pumps and Machines
15. Wine, Tea, Rice, Coffee, Cereals/Unprocessed Plant Products Agricultural
16.Treated Mosquito Nets, Condoms
17.Water Filtration and Purification Systems
18.Wheelchair, Car Batteries, Steel Products, spare parts
19.Fire Extinguishers, Investigation Equipments
20. Construction Equipments / Materials, Communication Products, Machines

And other unlisted Products and please specify the product (s) you can supply.

Tender is open to all eligible foreign contractors from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines of the ECOWAS 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. I am a commission agent.

Thanks

Mr.James Kofi.
C.E.O
Tel:+233240091110.

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