419 scam: Smith Franklin <smithfranklin944@yahoo.com> Hi

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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.
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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- hassantara789@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Smith Franklin <smithfranklin944@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Smith Franklin <hassantara789@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 11:54:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hi

Hi, Please i really need your help...

Please, Excuse me this time today for talking to you by email massage about me, My name is Miss Hassan Tara. I am 19 years old Girl, female, from Tartu Syria, I am 4.32 meters tall, (never married) 61 kg, white in complexion, and I am currently living in the refugee camp here in Abidjan Ivory Coast, under the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ) as a result of the civil conflict warÂ fought in my country, Syria.
My late beloved father Hassan Mohammed Smith was a renowned businessman and owner of Al-Baroudi petrol station in Syria; he was killed in a stampede riot in Tartu, Syria.
When I got the news about my parents. I fled to a near by country Jordan before I joined a ferry to Africa and came to Abidjan capital city Ivory Coast West Africa find safety here.
I came in 2013 to Abidjan and I now live in refugee camps here as refugees are allowed freely to enter here without, My late father deposited (US$ 6.400.000.00m) My late father kept the money at the bank of Africa, I want you to help me transfer the money to your hand so that you will help me bring me into your country for my continue education.

I sent my pictures here for you to see. Who I am seriously looking for a good-person from in my life, so I want to hear from you soon and learn more about you, because I have many things to say, when you are reply, they I will explain it to you.

I am an open-minded and friendly girl to share a good time with you and have fun and enjoy on the go, bird watching, the rest of our lives. My Hobbies, tourism books, dance, music, soccer, tennis, swimming and cinema. I would just think about you, including your dose and doesnâ€™t .I believe we will do well together, and live like one family.

Thank you and God bless you, for you in your promise to help me here, looking forward to your reply by the grace of God and have a good day. I hope you send me your photos as well? I await your next reply in faith please reply through my private email at (hassantara789@gmail.com):
Thanks.
Ms Tara.

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