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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr . Peter Frimpong" <peterfrimpong2000@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:23:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Please Get Back To Me Urgent


Hello My Good Friend,



Good day, it is nice writing you and i hope from here on we ought to know more of ourselves when you get back to me again. I am a well knowing person here in my country and also respected here. What am about to tell you should not shock you or make your mind to marvel because I believe that everybody have his own way of making it in life due to personal destiny.



My name is Mr.Peter Frimpong, one of the managing director of security Company here in Ghana, there have been a fund here in our company since 2007 that was deposited by one of the native of this country, but since then no one have come to clear it, the amount is $7.850 million dollars, the money is under my own personal office, I would have taken it out since but I have a problem,



the rule is that the money was kept base on the own must take it with a foreign pattern accompanying him or her.



As I seek how the money was deposited to know the origin of the money, I learnt that it was deposited by a man from zumara that is a diamond dealer, so there why I wrote you is for you to read and help me get the money out okay.



But I want you to know that nobody knows about this deal only you and I am a man by name Peter Frimpong, I come from Kumasi from the royal kingdom of Ashiteh here, I am married with two kids, a boy and a girl, my wife`s name is Beauty Frimpong, as of my contact, see it below:



Name: Mr. Peter Frimpong S.

Occupation: GSC manager Rank 5.

Office room Number: Block B, Room 11.



Moreover, I want to tell you that everything is legal; the only thing you have to know is that am using your name as the original owner of this consignment. We are sharing it 60/40% okay, if you will help, what I want you to do is to only receive the money for me, I will get all the document that are required in this transaction about three to four of them and other things okay, if there is any need of your assistance financially I will let you know as we proceed.



But you have to be honest, faithful and trustworthy to me that you will not seat on the money. If you agree on that, I will start processing all the documents that is required, so that by early next week the diplomat will have to deliver the truck box to you there in your country.



Thanks,

God Bless You,

MR. Peter Frimpong.

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