419 scam: Frank Goshin <goshinfrank@gmail.com> Hello dear

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Goshin <goshinfrank@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:04:49 +0000
Subject: Hello dear

Greetings to you my good friend,Itâ€™s my hope that my mail meets you well,
Iâ€™m Frank Goshin, and Iâ€™m making an offer to you in relation to the death
one of my late client who might be your relative. my client who died on the
4th day of April 2007, leaving some huge amount of money($3.5m) in a bank
here in Togo.

After unsuccessful attempts to trace his relatives as his personal
attorney, I decided to contact you since you bear the same last name with
him. The bank has just granted me permissions as his lawyer to forward the
details of the Beneficiary within 21 days officially stipulated by the
constitution, So my dear Kindly indicate your interest for this claim by
sending me your private telephone number or by contacting me directly on
this address so I can give you full details about this transaction.

Sincerely,

Frank Goshin (Esq)

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