419 scam: "Mr. Paul Lako"<ssgoverment@hotmail.com> RE: OPEN INVITATION TO TENDER

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- ssgovernment@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Paul Lako" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ssgoverment@wedmail.cd>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:09:48 +0100
Subject: RE: OPEN INVITATION TO TENDER

Office of the President
Directorate of General Information,
Presidential Building secretariat
Government of Republic of South Sudan
Headquarters, Juba South Sudan.

RE: OPEN INVITATION TO TENDER

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Government of Republic of South Sudan formally advertise and invites
reputable and interested person(s), companies with relevant experience and
evidence of performance for the procurement/supply of the various
goods/equipments and turnkey projects specified below which are the
Government of South Sudan 2016 Priority in line with the planned
Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Equipment Exercise adopted by the
Government in implantation of the Peace Agreement signed in August 2015.

Ref.01 - Truck, Car, SUV, Bus
Ref.02 - Agriculture/ Forestry Machinery & Utility Equipments
Ref.03 - Earth Moving & Construction Equipments, Cranes
Ref.04 - Generating sets (Generator) & Electrification Equipments.
Ref.05 - Constructions of Road, Buildings & Infrastructural Developments
Ref.06 - Constructions of Power Plant, Refineries, Cement Plant, Water
Project.

SUBMISSION
Application for Expression of Interest, with your contact information
stating clearly the REF(s)
from the above listed Refs which your company can tender for and should be
forwarded by email only and addressed to Office of the President The
Director of Procurement Government of Republic of South Sudan Headquarters,
Juba South Sudan
E- mail: ssgoverment@wedmail.cd or ssgovernment@hotmail.com

CLOSING DATE
All submissions must be received not later than 12 weeks from the date of
this publication.
IMPORTANT NOTICE

I) This is not an offer letter. Full tendering procedure will be applied to
Contractors pre-qualified and found capable of executing contract based on
any of the chosen REF(s).II) Only Successful person/company will be
contacted for the contract conditions.
III) Nothing in the advert shall be interpreted to be a commitment on the
part of the Government of South Sudan.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,
Mr. Paul Lako
For: Director General of Information
Government of Republic of South Sudan

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