'Fraud or Genuine' Politics

Fraud or Genuine

Shahid Athania. (59.183.11.133) -

Dear Sir,

we have been asked, by a Local in Cameroon who claims to be agent there through an advertisement in News Paper, for samples and tender documents to enter a bid for t-shirts required by ministry of sports cameroon. We sent 7 best quality expensive peices of samples and documents including company profile, performa invoice etc... we sent it all. Now they say that the Contract Is Been Awarded To Us, and also mailed us Original Scan Copy of Contract Registration Certificates, Contract Award Certificate, and Certificate from Ministry of Sports (TOUNSITAYOU CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE).

Now they are asking us to pay USD: 4560.00 as registration fee to register ourselve as "A" Category Exporter as per the requirement of GOVERMENT OF CAMEROON.

IS IT A GENUINE TRANSACTION. SHOULD WE PAY THE AMOUNT.

PLEASE REPLY AT EARLIEST, BECAUSE IF THE TRANSACTION IS GENUINE WE DONOT WANT TO MISS THIS CONTRACT.

REGARDS,

SHAHID ATHANIA.

Reply #1 Tejas Patel (203.187.237.253) -

Dear Sir/Madam,

I introduce ourselves as an EAGLE INDUSTRIES - India, manufacturer and exporter of food stuff and beverages.

Recentally we have been awarded a contract to supply a mineral water for eradication of chelare to cameroon by 'COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT AWARD CAMEROUN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTED PROJECT'.

I would like to know the positiveness of this contract given to us. Is this type of committe is there in cameroon and Does it in needs to import a mineral water??

Kindly let me inform for the same. Below is the address of this committe.

'COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT AWARD CAMEROUN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTED PROJECT',

2 SOCIAL AVENUE NDOKOTY, BP 6003 DLA,

DOUALA CAMEROON.

PH.:- 00237 9092753.

Awaiting for your positive and early reply.

Thanks & Regards,

Tejas Patel

Export Assistant

EAGLE INDUSTRIES

INDIA

PH.:- +91 - 281 - 2230083

Reply #2 Lika Gakheladze (85.114.236.219) -

Dear Sir/madam

We are Georgian Mnufacturars and exporters of Beverages.

Recentally we have been awarded a contract to supply a mineral water for eradication of chelare to cameroon by 'COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT AWARD CAMEROUN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTED PROJECT'.

I would like to know the positiveness of this contract given to us. Is this type of committe is there in cameroon and Does it in needs to import a mineral water??

Kindly let me inform for the same. Below is the address of this committe.

'COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT AWARD CAMEROUN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTED PROJECT',

2 SOCIAL AVENUE NDOKOTY, BP 6003 DLA,

DOUALA CAMEROON.

PH.:- 00237 9092753.

Reply #3 sh (203.164.148.176) -

Hahaa sounds like a scam alright.

i got a similar email regarding t shirts,

"Thanks for your mail contents have been noted , i found your address from the internate when i was looking for a good and liable supplier which we work together for the suppling T-shirt to Cameroon Assited Project Cameroon , for the project on campaing on Aids .

As the awarding committee chairman have advise me to apply that is going to help me win this contrcat if only i will be working with a good and liable supplier for this contract bid .

Kindl , prepare the invoices with the committee name for us submittee same to the committee for approval , as i will be coming to your company in country for my company commission as soon as you recieved the 100% T T payment from the committee .

Below is the committee information , send the invoices to the committee ans send a copy for our ref .

Send the invoices tothe committee and send a copy for our ref ,

COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT AWARD

CAMEROUN ASSISTED PROJECT CAMEROUN (CAPC)

101 Rue Lane Awka Nor

BP 5023 DLA

DOUALA CAMEROON

PHONE 00237 9768006

EMAIL- capc_camproject@mail2President.com

ATTN. PRESIDENT BROWN OKEKE .

"

SOME BULL.

Reply #4 Aj (203.189.231.4) -

Is he a fraud? He has also given me a contract. Now their lawyar is asking US$4900. What to do? Lemme know soon guys. Is it a hoax!

Reply #5 Poirot (66.130.70.47) -

The above sounds like the Advance Fee Fraud, also known as the 419 scam although I would need more details to be sure.

It takes many different faces but usually culminates in a request for a fee, usually in the thousands of dollars, for various official documents or licences etc..,

Your best defence is education. I would suggest you visit our web site and ask our staff to check it out. It's anonymous and it's free. Fraudwatchers does not accept donations.

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Reply #6 Poirot (141.76.1.121) -

This Cameroon Government Contract Bidding scam has now been exposed. A victim has come forward and released all correspondence and fake documents to Fraudwatchers. It's a classic 419 advance fee fraud originating in Lagos.

The documents and complete details are posted on:

fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1547

Some of the names, email addresses and tel. numbers used by the scammers are:

Miss Marry Kalla

MR OKEKE BROWN

Prof Dr John Ngwa

TENDER BOARD CAMEROUN

Miss Mandy Smith

BARRISTER OZONE MORGAN

OZONE CHAMBERS AND SOLICTORS

Ogechi Kalu

ozonelawyers@http://hotmail.com

ozonelawyers@fastermail.com

mary2papas@yahoo.com

tbc_dcac@mail2Cameroon.com (actualy a U.S. based free webmail)

TEL 00237 5244803

TEL 00237 7579534

Help fight Internet scam, publish your experience and expose the criminals by posting on public forums such as www.fraudwatchers.org and others.

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Reply #7 sista (86.80.223.4) -

I have received a contract from the CDAP too. a contract for the delivery of soap, 42T per month for 12 months. I am now at the stage where they have send me an e-mail advising me to hire a lawyer (one that has been searched by them) and ask him to represent me in Cameroon, since I will not be able to be there for the contract signing.

I had send samples with FEDEX and the CDAp informed me last wednesday that they received the samples. however FEDEX called me today telling me that they delivered the samples yesterday!

I am going to mail the lawyer that they recommended, telling him upfront that I am not going to pay any fee's unless he did not sign the contract.

to be continued..............

Reply #8 Charles (58.60.170.149) -

How about this one?

CAMEROON TENDER BOARD AWARDING COMMITTEE(C.T.B.A.C)

N° 100 CETRAL SQUARE BONANJO DOUALA CAMEROON

PMB 1114 BONANJO DOUALA CAMEROON

he want to buy 20million pcs condoms.

Reply #9 natalie (218.71.137.98) -

I also got some mails from a agent for CDAP regarding 5 million T shirt. Now they are asking samples and documents including letters, invoices etc. But when I ask their courier account No. to send samples, they can't because of over bill on courier.

The story is still continue...

Reply #10 nuttapong (58.136.143.43) -

Dear Friends,

We have sent e mail to a few companies to ask about CDAP and we got reply from one company

as below;

Hi Dear Nuttapong,

Thank your e-mail. I think it is my moral duty to save you from a group of international cheaters who always cheat innocent people worldwide through e-mail. I checked with the Cameroon Embassy in USA long time ago, and they confirmed me that there is no office legally named CDAP. If you involve with them, they will cheat you in many different ways. They will ask you to send them substantial amount of money again and again by the name of such as: Tender registration fees, Anti-terror certificate fees etc. If you don`t beleive me, just go ahead and correspond with them. Don`t tell them that you have contacted with me. When you will receive any e-mail from them demanding money through wetern union, then just send them this e-mail which will remind them lot of things. They are born cheaters. So, please, don`t waste your time.

Thank you,

xxxxxxxx

CEO,

As we believe this is our duty to help share information to friend in business world

in order to help each other reduce risk of facing fraud. Please kindly consider and

if you have any news or comment, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Thank you very much.

With best regards,

Nuttapong T.

Reply #11 UNICOLORS (59.144.99.219) -

We have got an emial which says that we have got the contract of 5 million t-shirts from Cameroun Tender Board.

I would like to know whether there is any contract been awarded by the government of cameroun.

Is the address below mentioned of Cameroun Tender Board

correct or false.

CAMEROUN TENDER BOARD

CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE

AKWA NORD DOUALA CAMEROON

TEL.237-7315288

Best Regards

Hiren Mandaliya

CEO

Reply #12 READ! (152.163.35.170) -

You can be pretty sure the email is a scam. Why not call the Cameroon embassy and ask them? Why not call Interpol and ask them? Why not call the police authorites in Cameroon and ask them?

And look up the contact information for those places independently.

Reply #13 pulkit (59.94.99.43) -

DEAR SIR

I RECEIVED A MAIL FROM A LADY NAMED AS MRS. SUSAN .SHE SAYS THAT " WE ARE ONE OF THE LEADING IMPORTER HERE IN CAMEROON, GOVERMENT LICENCE BUYING AGENT AND CONTRACTOR OF WHICH WE HAVE GAINED A HIGHLY REPUTATION IN THE SERVICE OF OUR CUSTOMER FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE MARKET,WE DEAL WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE,OF WHICH WE HAVE REPRESENTED MANY FOREIGN FIRMS.

WE HEREBY WISH TO INFORM YOU ABOUT A CONTRACT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CAMEROON, THEIR INTENTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO ANY FOREIGN FIRM BE IT COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL THAT CAN BE ABLE TO HANDLE A CONTRACT SUPPLY ORDER OF 2MILLION PCS OF T-SHIRTS TO THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, BECAUSE OF OUR RELIABLE SKILL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE ASK US TO FIND A RELIABLE COMPANY OR PERSON WHO CAN HANDLE THIS CONTRACT ORDER.

SHE SAIS THAT SHE WILL TAKE 2% COMMISION AS GRATIFICATION AND AS COMPANY SHARE IF WE WIN THE CONTRACT.

SHE ALSO ASKED FOR 6 PISCES OF T-SHIRTS AS SAMPLE , PROFORMA INVOICE ETC...

PLZ TELL ME IS THIS GENUINE OR FRAUD????

Reply #14 Fraudwatchers (141.76.1.121) -

This is most likely a scam. They will probably ask you for advance fees for various documents from the Cameroon ministry of public health, even the office of the President of Cameroon. Don't pay anything, don't give them any private information.

Go to:

www.fraudwatchers.org

click on FORUMS

then click on "Fraud Emails, Faxes or Telephone Calls "

and you will see a thread called "Cameroon Government Contract Bidding Scam"

You can ask questions. It's anonymous and free.

I would suggest you register at www.fraudwatchers.org and visit regularly, it's the best way to stay one step ahead of these criminals.

Reply #15 mark sarma (67.81.211.24) -

Dear friends

a freind of mine has received a contract for supply of 1.2mil t shirts. They want her or her directors to come to cameroon to sign the contract in front of the chief justice of cameroon.

is this a scam !!!!

Mark

Reply #16 Billy (152.163.40.51) -

What is anyone going to do with 1.2 million tshirts in Cameroon?

The "problem" with the scams is it is getting too hard to just say "wire us the money" so they have to develop involved, convoluted, exciting things for you to do.

I would say anything other than them arriving on your doorstep with the total price in cash is a scam... but I think even if they showed up with cash it would be counterfiet.

Reply #17 Tony Cebak (128.163.229.138) -

Hello, i tried to buy a parrot offline and she said it was 140 and so i western union the money to her. then she said there was a 300 dollar fee for shippind. so i western union that also. but i cancled the 300 before you got the money because i was think that this was a scam. would any like to tell me what you think. thanks

Reply #18 Bubba (152.163.37.25) -

You could send money until you had no more, and there would still be a problem that needed more money to fix!

Reply #19 Mr. Sathit (61.90.155.16) -

CAMEROON TENDER ALLOTMENT

CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE

105-155 AKWA NORD DOUALA LITTORAL

REP. CAMEROON

TEL/237-7595115

FAX/237-3426206

CONTACT PERSON/ DR. ABBOT ODETA KAY/ NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.

They want buy thai rice or not?.

For contract buying mut pay advance money or not?.

Reply #20 Syed (24.71.223.148) -

I communicate with Emmanuel Ottih (immaculate_association@abv.bg). He want to import heavy machinery. Is it scam?

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Thanks for your message and the price has been accepted by the church committee and have advised that you prepare the invoice and send direct to their email address and please you will send me a copy and I would like you to do me a favour by adding 0.5% commission of the total invoice value for me and my co-workers and you will send back this commission to us after you confirm payment in your account by anymeans of our choice.

BILL AND SHIP TO: CHRISTIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH(CPC)

ADDRESS:96, Immeuble T béla Avenue , De L’Independence, BP403, Yaounde Cameroon.

ATTN: HIS LORDSHIP, BISHOP DAVID AKINUYOUK /CHAIRMAN CHURCH COMMITTEE

TEL/FAX: +237-9781537

E-MAIL:christianpentecostal@mail2christian.com

Reply #21 wendy (222.212.10.3) -

The contact message of Reply #19 Mr. Sathit (61.90.155.16)

has also beed reveived by me few days ago.They want to buy 50, 000NPK fertilizer, and awarded me as the tender winner.

They ask me to pay the 55% of 5, 500 Euros to the attorney as who could be appoited to sign the contract.

Is there any deveoment beteew the deal of Reply #19 Mr. Sathit (61.90.155.16)?

If there is any news about the

CAMEROON TENDER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE, please contact me at yan419wendy@http://hotmail.com

Reply #22 Derya SARIKAYA (88.247.82.5) -

Dear sir

TENDER BOARD ON CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITEE ordered 5 million t-shirt. Is there any commitee.They want 1 dozens sample t-shirt right now. Where can i take information about them.

I'm t-shirt producer

Derya

Reply #23 Janak (59.94.209.252) -

please let me confirm the address, is it geninune or fraud, as we are going to sign contract with this associateion.

CAMEROON CONTRACT ALLOTMENT BOARD.

CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE

105-155 AKWA NORD DOUALA LITTORAL

REP. CAMEROON

Reply #24 anti-fraud from usa (Contact Member) -

If you are paying up front for some contract that will be a "windfall" for you... you can almost be guaranteed it is fraudulent.

Whatever happened to doing international business by way of irrevocable letters of credit?

Have you contacted the Cameroon Embassy to check out that company?

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