419 scam: "Mr. James A.W .Apiah"<info@live.in> CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST FOR THE SUPPLY OF THE FOLLOWING

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:49:36 +0530
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST FOR THE SUPPLY OF THE FOLLOWING

Sir/Madam,

The Government of Ghana in West Africa ,has received funds from the INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION(IDA) with loan number :IDA CREDIT NO:3964GH,and ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES(ECOWAS),ECOWAS LOAN NO:CGH 6004.01.G,towards the cost of community based rural development projects and wishes to apply part of this fund to cover eligible payments under the contracts for the supply of the following items:

1.Hospital Wheelchairs, Bed sheets and Pillow cases
2.Lawn Mowers/Knapsack Sprayers
3.Pharmaceutical products
4.Poultry Equipments.
5. T-shirts/Caps
6.Fertilizers, Wheats and yellow corn.
7. Sporting Goods.
8. Condoms, Hand made craft.
9. Agricultural and Construction Equipments.
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 Equipments.
15. Agrochemicals Products.
16. Medical and Laboratory Equipments.
17. Road Safety Facilities.
18. 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
E-Mail: genesisapiah1@gmail.com

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