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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: Davidson Franklin <customercareinfouk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.davidsonfranklin1987@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:35:00 +0000
Subject: I need your assistance

Dear Friend

I wish to introduce myself to you, I am Dr. Davidson Franklin a British,
also a staff of an offshore bank (Lloyds Bank UK) London office. I am
the head of the Accounts Department. I am pleased to get across to you
for a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will
profit the both of us after completion. I contacted you after a careful
thought that you might be capable of handling this business transaction,
which I will explain below. The sum of £7,500,000.00GBP (Seven Million
Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pound Sterling) is floating
unclaimed in my bank as all efforts to get across to the relatives of
our client who deposited the money have hit the stones. There is this
client Mr. Roger Ian Wright a US businessman, founder of a Sao
Paulo-based investment company. On the 22nd of May 2009, Mr. Roger Ian
Wright, his wife and his two children all died in a King Air B350 plane
crash seaside resort town of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia.

All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. My position here
at my office requires me to investigate and provide the Next of Kin, I
therefore made further investigations and discovered that Mr. Roger Ian
Wright did not declare any next of kin or relation in all his official
documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. According to
the British Law the money will be revert to the ownership of the British
government after 10yrs if nobody applies to claim the fund. To prevent
this from happening I have decided to seek your assistance to have you
stand as his next of kin so that the said fund (£7.5 Million Great
British Pounds), would be released in your name as the next of kin and
paid into your account. All documents and proof that will have you claim
this fund without stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to
this mail.

I intend to share it 50% for you while 50% for me. I shall send you the
details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer to your
bank account.

Should you be interested? Please send me your:
1. Full names..
2. Private phone number..
3. Current residential address..
4. Occupation..
5. Age..
6. Sex..

Your immediate response will be appreciated
Kind Regards,
Dr. Davidson Franklin.

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