419 scam: "Francoise Caroline"<geoff@texasmanandvan.com> Letter From Francoise Caroline

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Francoise Caroline" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@bigideasconsultants.com>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 04:36:29 -0000
Subject: Letter From Francoise Caroline

Good day,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as such.I got your email from an online directory.

I am Mrs. Francoise Caroline, the Director of affairs and corporate governance committee in a bank here in my country.. I need your partnership in a funds transfer process involving an unclaimed deposit valued at EUR67,509,290.00 (Sixty Seven Million Five Hundred And Nine Thousand Two Hundred And Ninety Euros) All efforts to trace any living relative of the deceased customer did not yield any positive result. I can use my office to present you as next of kin to the deceased and have the funds transferred for our mutual benefit. There are no risks whatsoever attached. I will personally oversee the process of the transfer of funds from the bank to your account.

Get back to me immediately for more details if you are interested and if you are not interested please do not bother responding.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Francoise Caroline

Director of affairs and corporate governance committee

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