419 scam: Gabriel Frimpong <mr.gafrimpong@gmail.com> Nice to meet you!

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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)
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (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: Gabriel Frimpong <mr.gafrimpong@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.gafrimpong@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:51:20 -0200
Subject: Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you!

I'm contacting you with great confidence. My name is Gabriel Frimpong. I am
a banker and a regional manager of a bank. I am 54 years old. I have put
together a financial transaction that will benefit you and I.

As the head of financial control, it is my duty to send a financial report
to my head office at the end of each annual general meeting.

At the end of the 2022 Annual General Meeting, the branch where I am in
charge of financial control received a special profit of [US$7,500,000.00]
and I have since deposited this fund without any beneficiary in what we
call "escrow suspense accounts".

As the head of financial control of the bank, I cannot connect directly to
the fund and that is the reason I have contacted you so that you can
receive the fund into your bank account for both of us to share based on
our agreed percentage.

The fund will be shared 50% for you and 50% for me. This excess profit is
due to the over-payment of invoices made in my branch over the past years.

I want you to stand as the original depositor of this fund so that my bank
can transfer the fund into your designated bank account.

As soon as I receive your response indicating your interest, I will forward
more details about this deal to you so that we can move to the next step.

If you follow my instructions smoothly, then there is 100% guarantee that
the fund will be transferred successfully to any bank account of your
choice. I will guide you to the successful end of this transaction.

I am waiting to hear from you as soon as you read this mail.
Thanks, and remain blessed.
Sincerely,
Mr. Gabriel Frimpong.

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