419 scam: "Frank George"<ggffrank111@yahoo.it> I NEED YOUR RESPOND

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank George" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ggffank11@yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:22:31 -0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR RESPOND

Dear Sir/Madam,

I understand that receiving my email would come to you as a surprise because you do not know me. I am Mr Frank George; I formerly work with an OIL MERCHANT COMPANY IN LIBYA, PACKAGING AND EXPORTING DEPARTMENT OF CRUDE OIL PRODUCT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

I got your contact through country short listed directory, I want you to help me claim this package that is already in overseas which I shipped through our LCB ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT but the contents of the package is $20,000,000.00 all in $100.00 bills, but the COURIER COMPANY does not know that it is money that I have in the package.

All I want you to do for me now is this give me your full names, mailing address, your private phone/mobile and fax number, I hope that at the end of the day you will have 30% while 68% will be for me and additional 2% for any expenses you incur.

If this arrangement is okay by you, you can indicate your interest by replying to my email for security reasons and modalities will be discussed as soon as you get back to me including sending of the keys to the boxes to you.

Yours Faithfully,

Frank George

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