419 scam: Frank Donald <petubaego54@gmail.com> Be my business partner

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Donald <petubaego54@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frankdonald772@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 06:13:16 -0700
Subject: Be my business partner

Dear Sir

I am Mr. Frank Donald the accountant personal confident to
Mark.Openshaw who died together with his wife and two children in a
plane crash on the 13th of June 2015 on their way back from Missouri
after visiting his relatives with his private plane Beech craft A-36.

He is an American, and and also a pilot and a member of Utah Board of
Education, he died
Without having any beneficiary to his assets and his fund here in
Africa which he deposited
in one of the Security Deposit Company in the year 2011 as his
personal savings for the
purpose of expansion and development of his company before his
untimely death in June 2015.

The amount involved is (USD $10,500,000.00) Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand USD, no other person knows about this fund, I am contacting
you for us to clear out this funds in your
name as the business partner to Mr. C. Mark Openshaw I have the
deposit certificate and
other related documents of the deposit.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be
released to any person here, your early Reply will enable us to
commence the processing of the change in the information of the
deposit and we move to the next step.

We will share the USD 10,500,000.00 at the ratio of 50% to you and the
remaining 50% to me once we work together and claim the funds. herein
is my contact information to reach me.

Sincerely,

Frank Donald

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