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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.

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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • dr_henshawkobinaagant@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR HENSHAW KOBINA" <sirhenshawkobina3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_henshawkobinaagant@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:57:34 -0500
Subject: THE PRODUCT NEEDED BELOW


Attention: The President,

Sir,

I am Dr. Henshaw Kobina, the Director/Ceo of HENSHAW INVESTMENT LIMITED
which is located at Plot No. Plot 15 Nkrumah Avenue, Kumasi, Ghana, I want
to use this opportunity to let you know that we are accredited commission
agent to the Government of Ghana on contract allocation to foreign Companies
around the Globe.

The Government of Ghana received a Loan of USD120 Million from INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA) for rural developments and some part of the
Money has been budgetted for the supply of the following products to the
related Ministries here in Ghana

The products needed urgently are as stated below:

1. Hospital bed sheets and Pilow cases (Ministry of Health)
2. Lawn Mowers (Ministry of Agriculture)
3. Pharmaceutical products (Health Ministry)
4.Aniaml Feeds/ingredients (Ministry of Agriculture)
5. T-shirts/Umbrellas (Ministry of Interior)
6. Stationeries (Ministry of Education)
7. Building Materials, Tiles, Marbles and Cement ( Ministry of Housing)
8 Rugs/Carpets (Ministry of Interior)
9. Computer, Laptop ,Mobile phone and Desk Tops ( Ministry of Education)
10. Medical products (Ministry of Health)
11. Fertilizers (Ministry of Agriculture)
12. Syringes, needles, surgical instruments (Ministry of Health)

This tender is open to all reputable companies from different parts of the
world and I am going to act as your local agent on commission basis.

Please, if this interests you, kindly reply back to me so that I can give
you every details of this project and how we are going to participate in
this Bid.
Henshaw Kobina/Ceo
Henshaw Investment Limited
Plot 15 Nkrumah Avenue,
Kumasi, Ghana.

Note:Please do reply to my alternative email address below
dr_henshawkobinaagant@yahoo.com

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