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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: Andrew Frimpong <andyfrimworld@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:48:06 -0800
Subject: Get in touch

I am MrAndrew Frimpong,
I am writing you from in West Africa. I got your contact while searching
for a foreign partner who will assist me to invest in abroad. I am an Ghana
national l. I am looking for an overseas business, i know you are an
experienced pilot and and will be a good partner/investor to assist me move
and invest US$ 20 million in gold and cash My late father, Chief Oworioko
Owocomes, was killed by rebel fighters in Sierra Leone who were fighting
for control of diamond mines. My late father was a diamond winner/merchant
and a senior chief. He was killed together with my elder brother. As a
local diamond winner my father was not involved in diamond export but sold
his diamond to foreign merchants who make exports. As a result of
increasing rebel attacks and war in my country, he moved all his money and
other valuables out of my country to Accra- Ghana for safekeeping in a safe
keeping company and registered it as family valuables. I am the only
surviving member of my family and have inherited the money and other
valuables. I am now the beneficiary of my father's wealth and my plan now
is to move all the money out of here to overseas and invest it there,
because I do not wish to invest the money here in my country, because of
the unstable political and economic situation in Africa. There are problems
making it difficult for me to move the money overseas on my own alone.
These problems are as follows: 1. I am inexperienced to manage the vast
domains of the business World and due to the fact that I have had no
previous experience in the Commercial/ Banking Sector. 2). I have never
been abroad before and have no business or private contact overseas, and
other logistic reasons to handle the big fund alone. I am in need of a
Guardian / Manager that will arrange for my re-establishment in his country
of residence and full integrate me into his society. If you can render your
total support to me by assisting me to relocate to your > country, We will
enter into a business agreement that will safeguard later Investments and
please do include your Phone number so that we can Interact confidentially.
email me via this email andyfrimworld@gmail.com Yours Sincerely, Andrew
Frimpong.

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