419 scam: "Mr. James A.W .Apiah"<apiahjames@genesis.com> SUPPLYING OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

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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 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.
- genesisapiah1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James A.W .Apiah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <genesisapiah1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 17:55:59 +0530
Subject: SUPPLYING OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

Sir/Madam,

The Government of Ghana in West Africa ,has received approval of funds International Monetary Fund (IMF) and world Bank for economic development, provision of social amenities and poverty alleviation. Read more from Ghana's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planing website (www.mofep.gov.gh/news170709.htm.) This will consist community based rural development projects and boosting of Ghana's economic growth to proven the impact of global economic crisis. The Ghanaian Government wishes to apply part of this fund to cover eligible payments under the contracts for the supply of the following items:

1. Hospital Equipments (Wheelchairs, Bed sheets and Pillow cases etc)
2. Lawn Mowers/Knapsack Sprayers
3. Pharmaceutical products
4. Poultry Equipments.
5. T-shirts/Caps
6. Fertilizers, Wheats and yellow corn.
7. Sporting Equipment/Wears.
8. Condoms, Hand made craft.
9. Agricultural and Construction Requirements.
10. Surgical Instruments (Syringes, Needles, Scissors etc.)
11. Fishing Boats, Leather, Hide and Skin.
12. Water Storage Tanks.
13. Treated Mosquito Net.
14. Fire Fighting Equipment's.
15. Agrochemicals Products.
16. Medical and Laboratory Equipment's.
17. Road Safety Facilities.
18. Security Gadgets.
19: Electronics & Electronic Devices (Television, Laptops, Ipad/Tablets etc.)
20: Computer Accessories (Mouse,Key Board, Anti Virus Software etc,
21: Fabrics/Textiles
22: Building and Decoration Materials (Tiles/Marbles, Plastic Flowers,Keys,Doors,bulbs etc)
23: CCTV System
24: Stationary
25: Other products not mentioned.

Offer is open to all eligible foreign manufacturers, suppliers 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 or you can send to me your company product list and prices for approval if interested by the commission, get back to me for more details. i am a commission agent.

Yours,
Mr. James A.W .Apiah
Genesis Ghana Ltd
EMAIL:genesisapiah1@gmail.com

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