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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "James Frimpong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Jamesf.rimpng@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:09:22 -0000
Subject: Very Crucial Information

Dear Sir/Madam,
How are you doing today?. My name is Mr James Frimpong from Ghana. I was a special aid to the former Ghanaian President John Mahama.
Our Government looted most of the Government's treasury and now the present Government has started probing us and many of us are struggling our ways out.
I am afraid to loose this very funds to the new Government after I have lost many and this my last hope.
I have the sum of $25,000,000.00USD in my possession and I have quickly brought it out from the Ghana Banking system where it could be easily traced. I have deposited it in trusted Security Company here in Ghana.

Due to my impact and personality in the past Government, I will find it very difficult to pull this funds out of Ghana to a foreign Country in my name.
I hereby contact you (if you would be interested) as a foreigner to partner with me and I present you as the owner of the funds and change all the
Documents in your name for easy and risk free transfer to your Country in your name where we can jointly invest the funds in any lucrative business Venture on an agreed percentage on the investment proceeds.

Please get back to me as soon as possible, because I need to pull this funds out immediately before the Government confiscates as well.
Thanks as I wait to have your response as soon as your receive my email.
Yours faithfully,
Mr James Frimpong.
Email me at: jamesf.rimpng@gmail.com

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