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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Lawson Akufofo <lawsonakufofo@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 06:54:48 +0000
Subject: URGENT CONTRACT SUPPLY


Dear Sir/Madam,

The Government of Ghana under the auspices of ECOWAS, in West Africa
Ghana Procurement commission ,has published a bill recently inviting all
reputable foreign contractors/manufacturers of high and good quality
product for 2014/2015 Rural and Urban Rehabilitation project going on in
Ghana under the present administration which fund has been set aside to
cover eligible payment to the contractors which few of the 55 bidding
products are mentioned below.


Please get back to me if you can participate in this tender in handling
any of the below mentioned items in a large quantity and note that if
your product that your company are manufacturing did not fall in the
scope of the few mentioned items below,please kindly send us your
website and complete company details so that we can go through your
website to check if you have any of the 72 needed items within
the range of your product in your website.

1.Hospital Bed Sheets
2.Rugs/Carpets, Textile Products
3.Woods: Plywood and Timber
4.Animal Feeds/Ingredients
5.T-shirts, Towels
6.Bibles, Books / Stationery
7.Building Materials, Tiles, Marbles, Cement, Hardware
8.Tractors/Lawn Mowers
9.Computer, Laptop and Desk Tops/Musical Instruments
10.Fertilizers, Chemicals
11.Machines, Packaging Equipments / Automobile
12.Medical / Laboratory Equipments
13.Hospital Furniture
14.Storage Tanks, Pumps and Machines
15.Wine, Tea, Rice, Coffee, Grains, 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.
21.Agricultural Equipments/Machinery
22.2,000-Seater Broadcast systems
23.Fishing/Passenger Boats
24.CDMA/GMS/Wifi/GPS Hammers
25.Scientific/Laboratory Equipments
26.Pneumatic Tools
27.Trolley Sprayers
28.Led Fluorescent
29.A4 Papers (Boxes)
30.Wall Sockets
31.Bed Sheets
32.Solar Street Lights
33.Hospital Towels
34.Rice & Oil
35.Knapsack Sprayer
36.Student Notebooks (Binded)
37.Ceiling And Standing Fans
38.Ceiling Lights
39.Micro Cameras & CCTVs
40.Electrical Extensions
41.Electrical Wires
42.Energy Saving Bulbs
43.MOULDING POWDER
44.CHEMICAL
45.AIR CONDITIONER
46.DENTAL PRODUCT
47.PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
48.MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL EQUIPMENT
49.MOTOR SPORTS
50.PAPER CUTTING MACHINE
51.TOYS
52.SMOKE FISH
53.TIRES
54.NIGHT VISION AND THERMAL DEVICES
55.JEWELRIES
56.BOAT

And many more other products not listed please indicate your honest
interest in participating on this tender and send us your website.

Note that 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 detail, i am a commission and accredited agent.

You can call me as soon as you receive this email for more details
about the Tender and guideline to secure this tender in favor of your
company as AGENT REPRESENTING YOUR INTEREST HERE and more so i will need
your humble cooperation and trust in other to win the tender
successfully in your favor if you follow my advice strictly as your
Agent here as far as this tender is concerned.


Regards,

Barr.Lawson Akufofo (ECOWAS Accredited Agent)
No:23 Airport Road,Cantonment
LAWSON CONSULTANT AGENCY GHANA LTD
(phone:+2496 -36344)
INVITATION FOR TENDER



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