419 scam: "Mr.Jonathan." <jjonathanfrempong9@att.net> thanks (happy new year!).

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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!

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- jonafrempong@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Jonathan." <jjonathanfrempong9@att.net>
Reply-To: <jonafrempong@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:49:10 -0000
Subject: thanks (happy new year!).

Dearest Good Friend,

How are you and family?hope you all are fine.Please,never mind the avenue through which I have contacted you,it is as a result of the urgency,lucrative and confidential nature of what I want you to do,for the benefit of you and I.This has made me to reach you through any available simple means.I am also,writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the will of God for you to help me and I will also help you,thereby establishing a family relationship from there.

However,I know that we've not met,but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners.My name is Mr.Jonathan Frempong;I am an accountant in the Transport commission,Ministry of Roads And Highways,Republic of Ghana.And also a member of contracts awarding committee of this ministry under Ghana government.

I decided to contact you Today for the benefit of you and I.Some years ago,Ghana government set up this committee to award contracts to foreign firms,which my colleague and I were the head of this committee.With our good position,this contract was over invoiced to the tune of US$10,500,000:00 as a deal to be benefited by the two Members of this committee.

Now the contracts value are being paid off to the actual contractors that executed these jobs,all I want now is a trusted foreign partner like you,to entrust this huge amount of money claim project unto.That is:to Claim the over inflated sum. The said fund will be shared within you and I when you receive it here in cash and in present here in Ghana or at any destination of your choice,which you may request the paying ministry to make the payment to you.And they will pay you and we share it you and I.

NOTE: This is just a simple, rare and lucrative venture that will help you and I together with
our respective families and generation.Therefore,I urge you to take this message seriously and with an open mind.You could never know.This may be an answer to your prayer.

Reply urgent to me,so that i will intimate you on the simple details.

jonafrempong@rediffmail.com
Remain Blessed.
Mr.Jonathan Frempong

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