419 scam: Fiifi Kwesi <fiifikwesi@gmail.com> I Am Humbly Waiting For Your Responds

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- fiifikwesi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fiifi Kwesi <fiifikwesi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 01:09:52 -0700
Subject: I Am Humbly Waiting For Your Responds

I have been in search of someone with this name "Eveleigh" And it is my
pleasure to seek for your business assistance, and I want you to consider
it very important. This is an opportunity I would like us to utilize very
well. I am Mr. Fiifi Kwesi, Non-Executive Director and an officer in charge
of auditing and accounting section with (Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd), and
also a relationship account officer to Dr.Frederick Eveleigh.

In 2007, One Late Dr. Frederick Eveleigh, a citizen of your country had a
fixed deposit with my bank for 36 calendar months, valued US$7,400,000.00
(Seven Million, Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars) the due date for this
deposit contract was this 16th August 2010. Sadly, Dr. Frederick was among
the death victims in the Earthquake disaster that occurred on the May 12,
2008 in Sichuan province of China that killed thousands of people. He was
in China on a business trip and that was how he met his end, I have carried
out various inquiries to locate any of his clients and extended relatives
but this has proved unsuccessful. Since the demise of this our customer,
Dr. Frederick, who was a seasoned oil Merchant/contractor here, I have kept
a close watch of the deposit records and accounts and since then nobody has
come to claim the said money in this account as the next of kin.

I hereby write in regards to this effect to have you stand as the rightful
beneficiary to Late Dr. Frederick, so that the funds will be claimed,
released and transferred into your foreign bank account before my Bank
declare the total funds unserviceable or confiscated. Please you will be
entitled to a percentage that will be discussed later with you and there is
no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

I immensely request for your optimum honesty and cooperation and Let me
know your mind on this, and please do treat this information as TOP SECRET.
We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response strictly
through my personal email address, (fiifikwesi@gmail.com). we can as well
discuss this on phone.

Anticipating your communication.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Fiifi Kwesi

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