419 scam: "Mr. Felix Kwesi" <fkwesi70@yahoo.com> DEAR FRIEND GOOD DAY.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "god fearing " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Felix Kwesi" <fkwesi70@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fkwesi70@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 20:14:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND GOOD DAY.

From: Mr. Felix Kwesi
Tel: +233-2400-52070

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Felix Kwesi I am compelled to contact you as result of a lifetime business relationship I wished to establish with your honorable self. I am a God fearing gentleman of the confidence that God will certainly create an enabling environment in our midst through which his name will be glorified. I Am International Remittance Manager International commercial Bank Of Ghana, Am contacting you based on (US$7,000,000.00) Seven Million Dollars that belong to our former Minister Of Finance and Economic Planning Hon Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu under Ex president John Agyekum Kuffour.

The former Honorable Minister approached me to transfer the money to any of our affiliated bank which he did not want Ghana Government to know that the money belong to him and he told me to find a trustworthy and dependable person who can handle this money for him.Before his sudden death in South African hospital on 25th Sept. 2008.

Now i have succeeded to lodge the money in Escrow Account of Our Bank,and also finished all the plan to transfer the money out of Ghana to one of our Affiliated Bank in Europe. I will use my power as Remittance manager to transfer the fund to our Affiliated Bank in Europe. Meanwhile you are entitle to 50% after the fund might transfer from our affiliated bank in Europe to your designated bank account,

I only needed you as a trustworthy and Honest person to handle this money with truth which will enable me to use your information to transfer the money and what you will do is to wait because the Affiliated bank in Europe will contact you with your contact information as soon as the money hit their bank in Europe and you will instruct them to transfer the money to your account in Your Country. Please Am seriously counting on you to help me because i know that with your personality in your country the fund will be safe In your account.

Sincerely,

Mr. Felix Kwesi
Tel: +233-2400-52070

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