419 scam: Franklin McCarthy <officefilefile407@gmail.com> Good Morning My Dear.

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Franklin McCarthy <officefilefile407@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Franklin McCarthy <frankcarthie@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:03:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Morning My Dear.

Good morning my dear,

I hope this message finds you in good spirit, but I hope this Mail from me won't ruin your day. It has been chaotic in my life recently. My name is Nickael from New Zealand. Home 40 Papaunahi Road, Waihi Beach 3611, NZ. I am contacting you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact that we have never met before. I believe my contacting you is not a coincidence. I am 69 years old and have had Parkinson for five good years now. I am tired of being steal from and losing everything i have left to my drug addict brother. Life has been very unfair to me and i think it is my time to join my lovely family.

I have chose you for nine Million Dollars held in my late husbandâ€™s account for the charities and the less privileged. I have decided to benefit the downtrodden by my unfortunate situation through you and i trust my heart to will the money to you hoping that you will help the poor and be generous.Â

If you are interested in carrying out this task, please send me your information, so that I can make codicil or writing will for the release of the fund to you. I know I have never met you but my spirits tells me to do this, and I hope i will not have any reason to regret.

I have been given 21 working days by the financial institution for the collection of the money before it will be turn to unclaimed assets scheme. I will need your full information, so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the assistance of my lawyer to effect the release of the fund to you.

Yours faithfully,
Nickael.

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