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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: "Mr. Franklyn Davis" <"mihagi."@athena.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: fd75380@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 23:05:57 -0300
Subject: We need to talk Pls.




Dear Friend,

I got your e-mail address just now on the internet while browsing and
after that, I decided to contact you to ask for your assistance in this
urgent matter that requires trust, confidentiality, very sorry if you did
not received this message direct inbox because of bad weather we are
experiencing at the moment.

Please pardon me for no prior notice, My name is Mr. Franklyn Davis, a
Financial Consultant and a friend to a foreigner who died on December
26th, 2013 that shared same surname with you.

I am contacting you to assist retrieve these amount that he reserved in
Bank prior to his death. If we could do this together, we shall share
these funds between us accordingly and this transaction is 100% risk free
because the rule of law will be applied.

I'm ready to offer you 45% of the total funds and 50% for me while 5% will
be set aside for any expenses that might be incurred during or after the
transaction.

Would you be interested? Please write back for more information via my
personal email {fd75380@gmail.com}, I will be pleased to advise more on
the next step forward upon your wiliness to assist.

Thanks for your kind understanding, awaiting your response!

Best Regards,
Mr. Franklyn Davis.

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