419 scam: "Mr.Franklin Taylor"<mrfranklintaylor@gmail.com> Can I trust you with this business Proposal ?

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trust is our watchword" (the question is not whether they can trust you, but whether you have any reason to trust this person or anyone this person tells you to contact)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024038045 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- franklint45@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Franklin Taylor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franklint45@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 10:21:15 +0100
Subject: Can I trust you with this business Proposal ?

Dear friend,

I am Franklin Taylor, am the manager credit and accounts department of Credit Suise First boston Bank here in London. I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us.

In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $18.5million United State Dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.

You shall read more about the crash on visiting this website.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/thom02.shtml

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because the Bank cannot release the funds unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I the manager credit and accounts department now decided to do business with you and release the money to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safe keeping and subsequent disbursement by both of us since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.

I agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, while the balance will be for me. I will visit your country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me and note that trust is our watchword in this transaction.

Also I will need your full name and Address, Company or residential including your phone/fax number so that I can computerize them totally with next of kin column in the certificate of deposit.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive this mail you should contact me by return mail whether or not you are willing to enter into this deal. In the event you are not interested, I sincerely ask that you disregard this email and tell no one about it. I am very careful on truncating my banking career should you mention this to someone else. I hope you can be trusted in this regard.

Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of this fund to you has been finalized.

We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response via my private email address: franklint45@gmail.com

You can also call me at my private number: +447024038045

Best regards

Mr. Franklin Taylor

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