419 scam: "Franklin Goubadia"<fgoubadia@gmail.com> Next-of-Kin.....

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "franklingoubadia@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347055556316 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Franklin Goubadia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fgoubadia@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:01:53 +0100
Subject: Next-of-Kin.....

Dear friend,

I am contacting you to propose a deal that will be of high benefit to both of us. I am Barrister Franklin Goubadia. I am the personal attorney to late MR. BRONISLAW GEREMEK, a Polish citizen who was a Category "A" contractor to the Nigerian Government before he died in a car crash on July 13, 2008.

I am contacting you because the payment of Twenty Two Million United States Dollars for the last contract he did for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2006. INEC is ready to pay for the contract now but there is no one to receive the payment because he has no Next-of-Kin in his file at INEC, hence I have been mandated by INEC as his attorney to provide an “appointed Next-of-Kin” for the claim of the money. On this capacity, therefore, I seek your consent to present you as an appointed Next-of-Kin, so that this contract payment will be released and paid to you.

Once the payment is made to you, we will share it at the ratio of 50/50. That is, Eleven Million for you and Eleven Million for me. I must let you know that your name and place of residence does not matter in this process. Understand that we will not be doing wrong to humanity by claiming the payment because if we do not claim it, the government will retain it as nobody is to receive the funds as his next-of-kin. I want to assure you that this will be done under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will provide all the legal documents to back up the claim. The most important thing I need is your honest cooperation.

If you are interested in this offer, kindly indicate by sending the following details to me for immediate submission of claim application to the INEC. The details I need from you are: (1) your full name. (2) Your full address. (3) Your age & occupation. (4) Your private telephone and fax numbers. Let me hear from you.

Best regards,

Barr. Franklin Goubadia.
Telephone: +2347055556316
Email: franklingoubadia@ymail.com

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