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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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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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 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.
  • hltd233@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Henshaw Kobina <hltd659@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hltd233@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 11:09:22 +0100
Subject: SUPPLY.



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 USD 120 Million from INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA) for rural developments and some part of the Money has been budgeted 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 Pillow cases (Ministry of Health) 2. Medical equipments (Health Ministry) 3. T-shirts/Umbrellas (Ministry of Interior) 4. Office Equipments (Ministry of Education) 5. Building Materials, Tiles, Marbles and Cement ( Ministry of Housing) 6. Computer, Laptop and Desk Tops ( Ministry of Education) 7. Syringes, needles, surgical instruments (Ministry of Health) 8. Agricutural equipments (Ministry of Agriculture)
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 through my private email address below so that I can give you every details of this project and how we are going to participate in this Bid. hltd233@yahoo.co.uk Henshaw Kobina/Ceo Henshaw Investment Limited Plot 15 Nkrumah Avenue , Kumasi , Ghana.


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