419 scam: "AK Franklin Solicitors LLP" <akflaw_consultant@mail2franklin.com> RE: Please Kindly get back to me immediately

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- akflaw_consultant@mail2franklin.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AK Franklin Solicitors LLP" <akflaw_consultant@mail2franklin.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:07:36 -0400
Subject: RE: Please Kindly get back to me immediately

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a Barrister, Solicitor and Financial Advocate based in the Republic of Ghana, West Africa to the Late Mr. Michael Evanoff , a national of your country who was a shareholder and had 40% shares in Shell petroleum company in Ghana. I Hold on Trusts the sum of US$48million as a Trustee.

After several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his Family, I decided to contact you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my Client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank here in Ghana.

I was appointed to act as a Trustee on the aforementioned Funds by my Client (Late Mr. Michael Evanoff) which I have Hold on Trusts the amount in question for more than 5years and the Trust Agreement signed with my Late Client gave me all the Power to transfer the funds to any Beneficiary as deemed necessary. This is the time for me to find a trusted beneficiary I can transfer the funds to based on the Power confide in me as Trustee and as contained in the Trusts Agreement. If you are interested, our sharing ratio will be 50/50 and more details will be sent to you for your consideration. Kindly send me your telephone numbers while responding to this email. Thank you very much and God richly bless you.

Waiting for your urgent response to enable us commence. Please its better to send me an email (akflaw_consultant@mail2franklin.com). Thank you once again.

Yours Truly,
Mr.Asamoah K. Franklin, Esq.

AK Franklin Solicitors LLP
C37/1 KWAME NKRUMAH AVENUE,
ADABRAKA, ACCRA
GHANA.

Email Address: akflaw_consultant@mail2franklin.com

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