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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: Kelvin Paa Amissah-Arthur <info1260483@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 1133099amissah.paaa@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:06:15 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY!!

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Hello Dear,

Your Assistance Please.

Hope you are doing very well with your work and family.

I am Kelvin Paa Amissah-Arthur, the second son of the former Vice
President of 4th Republic of Ghana Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. I am in
search of a reliable and Trusted person who will assist me and my
mother to get the money and the kilos of Gold Bars deposited in a
Security Company out from Africa for an investment in your Country

Since the death of my father on June 29th 2018 at 37 Military Teaching
Hospital, Accra Ghana the first family seized all the properties left
behind by my late father, all we can boost now is the 150 Kilos of
Gold Bars and cash amount of US$25,000,000.00. (Twenty Five Million
United States Dollars) deposited in a Security Company.

I will furnish you with more details about this as soon as I hear from
you because we can only archive this by involving a foreign business
partner as instructed and advised by my late father.

Please kindly let me know immediately by emailing me back to this
email address: ( 1133099amissah.paaa@gmail.com )


Kindly send me your full name, address and Mobile number.

I look forward to hear from you

Your Sincerely
Kelvin Paa Amissah-Arthur

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