419 scam: "Alex Appiah"<alexappiah09@gmail.com> Ref:From Alex Appiah & Co.(Solicitors & Advocates) onwa

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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- alexappiah09@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alex Appiah" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:12:33 -0700
Subject: Ref:From Alex Appiah & Co.(Solicitors & Advocates) onwa

ALEX APPIAH & CO
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
153,KANESHIE ROAD
P.O.BOX 1968
TEMA - ACCRA
REPUBLIC OF GHANA

We are Solicitors and Advocates of the Crown Court of the Republic of Ghana with specialty in Public arbitration, Legal and company representatives, Property consultants and private investigations. Our firm is widely spread within the major cities of the country. With our several years of experience within the Ghanaian Legal circle in particular and the West Africa sub-region in general, we have been mandated by our client, a prominent investor cum Politician to seek, negotiate and enter into fruitful discussion on his behalf with a reliable Foreign Partner for the purpose of engaging in meaningful business relationship. Our client is intent on divesting his investment portfolio overseas hence your assistance as a worthwhile Business partner is needed. His area of interest includes investing in your country's futures market, stock exchange or in the Real Estate Sector or as you may advice.
Get back to me for more details at alexappiah09@gmail.com

Yours truly,

Alex Appiah Esq
Principal Partner
A.Appiah & Co
Accra
Email: alexappiah09@gmail.com
info@ alexappiahandco-solicitorsandadvocate.net
website: http://alexappiahandco-solicitorsandadvocate.net/

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Appiah A. B.Sc., LL.B., B.L., Peter Boroh, LL.B. (Hons), B.L., Jonah Q, LL.B. (Hons), Ph.d., Richard H, LL.B., B.L. , Ken Barnes LL.B.,(Hons), Bob C, LL.B. (Hons)., B.L.
IN CHAMBER: L. N. Stephens, Mrs. Yungwa C, B.Sc., B.L., Miss Linda H, LL.B.

This email is intended for the named recipient only. The information it contains may be confidential or commercially sensitive. If you are not the intended recipient you must not reproduce or distribute any part of this email, disclose its contents to any other party, or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the message from your computer.

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