419 scam: Frank Asamoah <fasamoah011@gmail.com> THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447924556210
- +448721134098 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- lesley.bolton@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Asamoah <fasamoah011@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 16:46:27 +0100
Subject: THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Hello my good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
Spain who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.
I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into
your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want
to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank
to my new partner's account in Spain that was capable of assisting me in
this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust
worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction. I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of little amount,
I have left an in-structure to my lawyer. My dear friend I will like you to
contact my lawyer
(Barrister: Lesley Bolton). On his direct email address at: [
lesley.bolton@lawyer.com] for the collection of your compensation .I
authorized him to release the fund to you whenever you contact him
regarding for it. At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the
investment projects, which I and the new partner are having at hand.
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from
the bottom of my heart,

Below is the contact information
Barr.Lesley Bolton
Email: Lesley.bolton@lawyer.com
TEL:+44 7924 556 210
FAX: +448 72 113 4098
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Mr.Frank Asamoah

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