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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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Fraud email example:

From: "LUSCO CONSULTANT" <luscoconsultant.gh@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:23:42 +0200
Subject: 2015 invitation to supply bath towel from your national

2015 invitation to supply bath towel from your national
from the desk of Mr Karl Ali suz
operation manager Lusco Consultant limited
Limited,Plot Number 70
Kofi Estate
Takwa Eastern Region
Ghana West Africa,
Reply to Email;suzconsultants@kimo.com
Tel/Fax;+233-241-504-047          

Dear Dear Supplier,
I am Mr Karl Ali Suz operation manager Lusco Consultant, Our company is located at
Plot Number 70 Kofi Estate Takwa Eastern Region Ghana West Africa, I want to use
this opportunity to let you know that we are accredited commission agent to
ghana presidency & ecowas ghana on contract allocation to foreign Companies around
the Globe ,Representation of Oversea Company during Trade Fair Exhibition,Importation and Contract Supply.
The ghana presidency & ecowas have mapped out a huge amount of money for rural
developments and some part of the Money has been budgeted for the supply of
bath towel and the following products listed below very urgent for the ongoing
rehabilitation exercise to Ghana prisons, hospitals and orphanage homes hence
my director ask me to write you an invitation today if you can
handle supply of any of the listed products effectively as our company trustee from your
national with below specifications for the ongoing tender.

procedure of the supplies, our company is a commission agent registered with
ecowas/ghana presidency and our company commission is 1% of the total invoicing
on any of those items supplied to ghana presidency & ecowas and our commission
is paid to us upon satisfactory confirmation of contract payment from buyer
ghana presidency & ecowas to your account and it will be our company pleasure
to work co-cooperatively with your esteemed organization to secure this tender
for the mutual benefits for us all.

below is the specification of bath towels
=========================================

1.yarn : 100% cotton
2.color : white
3.size: 70 x 140 cm.
4.gsm - 320
5.weight 312g/pc
6.quantity: one million pcs.
7.packing : 1pc in white poly bag and 12pcs/dozen in big poly bag and put
inside carton
8.targeted price $5usd per one piece

terms of payment:70% bank tt in advance before shipment because of the urgency
of the supply while 30% paid before last shipment after board members officials
inspection: quotation cif delivery time : 180 days after receipt of payment to
your account. Note,partial shipment is allowed; awaiting your call/reply to
prove that you receive my mail and you are capable of handling supply of any of those listed items
effectively as our company trustee from your national.
This tender is open to all reputable companies/suppliers from different parts
of the world and our company is going to act as your local agent on 1%
commission basis.Please, if this interests you, kindly call/reply back to me so
that my Director can give you every details of this project and how we are
going to participate in this Bid.

upon your reply i shall feed you with full details/procedure for the supply of
any of those items required for urgent supply from your national and for us to
be sure that you receive this mail awaiting your urgent call/reply.
finally For more effective agreement, we advised that you visit us in person
for a brief meeting and to enable us know ourselves better rather than
discussing via the internet or phone, this is to create more familiarity and trust
because the minister is my bose former classmate and he said my director should
look for a trustee that can supply those products effectively.
best regards.
Mr Karl Ali.
n.b

Also,Please keep me update if you can supply any of those items listed below
in large quantity to enable my director give you full details specifications &
quantity needed for supply on each of those items listed
1) t-shirt
2) hospital bed sheets
3) cement
4) Latex Surgical Gloves
5) fire Extinguishers
6) milks
7) sugar
8) rice
9) computers
10)umbrella
11)Surgical Scissors
12)Lister Bandage Scissors
13)Wire Cutting Scissors
14)building and constitutions

 

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