419 scam: "Mr.Lawrence Fawusu"<mr.lawrencefawusu@hotmail.com> From Mr.Lawrence Fawusu

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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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Lawrence Fawusu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawrence1@naseej.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:05:42 +0100
Subject: From Mr.Lawrence Fawusu

>From the Desk of Mr.Lawrence Fawusu
Branch Manager, International Commercial
Bank Gh Ltd (ICB)ACCRA.

Hello My Dear,

Please pardon me for not having the liberty of knowing your mindset before writing you this letter without any formal introduction.

My name is Mr.Lawrence Fawusu I am the present branch Manager International Commercial Bank [Gh]Ltd.Takorade.I came to know you in my Private Search for
a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential Transaction.

I write to solicit for your partnership in claiming of $15.million usd from an account at our Head Office . The aforementioned fund $15.million usd is my
share percentage from a Gold Mining project that i helped financed, influentially.

Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, I am not allowed to be part of such a deal, because it's against my company's professional practice policy. So I am
compelled to ask that you stand on my behalf and receive this fund into any account that is solely controlled by you.We will share it 45% each and 10%
for any expensive that might arise during the course of the transfer if any.

Please contact me immediately you received this email.

Yours Truly,

Mr.Lawrence Fawusu

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