419 scam: Frederick Sowah <fredk.sowah@kingofsapporo.com> My Compliments" From Frederick

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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:
- ",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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Frederick Sowah <fredk.sowah@kingofsapporo.com>
Reply-To: fredk.sow@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 09:14:51 -0500
Subject: My Compliments" From Frederick

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My Compliments,

My name is Mr. Frederick Sowah, a politician and a previous member of
Ghana's executive committee on contract awards.

My purpose in connecting you is to crave your indulgence in assisting me
to secure funds abroad. That was i kept to help me finance my senatorial
elections campaign with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on
December 2016. Unfortunately, I lost the election.

But, I was able to deposit some kickback money from award of contracts
to Chinese and Malaysian companies few years ago in a security vault in
Ghana pending my finding of a trustworthy person to move out the funds
from Ghana to an oversea bank account for business investment.

The need to contact you arose when the present elected government vowed
to crack down on past government functionaries of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) which i am a member and tried to trace all the
funds during our tenure in the office from the year 2008 to 2016. If
they succeed in tracing this fund to me, they will seize it.

I wish to relocate this fund to a foreigner's name to avoid any trace.
All I need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount
involved (US$19,500,000) comfortably and that I can also trust you.

I will need the following information from you for onward execution of
the aforementioned project.

1. Your full name:.........................
2. Your Address:...................... ....
3. Company name: .........................
4. Position in Company:..................
5. Age:.......................... ............
6. Nationality:.................. ...........
7. Telephone ..............................
8. Cell.......................... .............
9. Country of residence:................

Rest assured that there is no risk involved. Please inform me of your
willingness to assist and co-operate with me, so that I can send you
full details of this transaction.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Frederick Sowah.

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