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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: Franklin Templeton <franklintempleton88@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:24:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: urgent response


compliments of the Day,


With due respect, truest and humility, i write to you this proposal, which i believe would be of great interest to you. I got your contact while i was doing a private research for a reliable person for partnership investment overseas. Believing you are sincere and trustworthy person and capable of handing this transaction to the best of your knowledge in assisting me and my aged mother in claiming the sum of (us$15millon united states Dollars) in the custody of securtity company in Dubai.
I am contacting you with grestest delight and personal respect. I am frank templet son of late Dr. franklin templeton. who was murdered by the forces loyal on his way back to iraq.
During the current crisis against the forces of iraq by supporters of the president to claim all the white owned investments in the country,he ordered all the white foreingners to surrender their nvestment to his party member and my father was one of the best investors in the country and knowing that he did not support the president's political ideology, the president supporters invaded my father's investments burnt down everything,killed him and confiscated all his investment. Before the death of my father, he told me and my mother that he deposted the sum of us$15millon united states Dollars with a security $ finance company, as he knew the looming danger in iraq. The money was deposted as gem of precious stones to avoid much demurrage from the security company.This money was meant for buying of new machineries and chemical for company and establishment of new investment in south africa and indian. From the above you can understand that my future depends strongly on
this money.This is my fathers company websites as you may see below

website:www.franklin_templetonweb.com

i will like you to assist us in transferring this money into your account for investment. you can contact me presently now in Dubai U.A.E where i am residing looking investment opporunity that i can invest this money on as this is the only thing left for me and family. it will interest you to know we will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward for helping us actualize this matter . it is equally important to state here that considering nature of this matter, we will required that it is handle most discreetly. I must let you know that this business is 100persent risk-free.

kindly contact me once you recieved this letter for execution details and other necessary discussion. your private phone and fax number will be needed for easier communcation thank you in anticipation of your trusted and genuine assistace. Email; frankt.l.templet@gmail.com
phone no:00971501415790



Yours sincerely
Mr Frank Templet




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