419 scam: "Dr Preye Frank"<drpreyefrankk@gmail.com> Contract/inheriance payment

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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 beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Preye Frank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drpreyefrank@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 23:29:07 +0100
Subject: Contract/inheriance payment

Dear Beneficiary,

My Name is Dr Preye Frank.I am the Chief Accountant with the United Nation Organization here in Abuja Nigeria.

We received a fresh application of payment today from one Mrs Kandace Colette Cowen,from Tucson,Arizona,USA

In her letter of application of payment to this office,she said that you sent her as your relation to make this claim on your behalf and requested that your funds be paid into this account as given below:

Bank Of America.
5502 E. Grant Road, Tucson, Arizona 5712 USA
Acct. # 457000578541
Swift Code: BOFAUS3N .
Account name : Mrs Kandace Colette Cowen

There were some discrepancy and anomaly in her method of application,hence we decided to contact you for verification in respect of the above account.
We want to hear from you if you are aware of this development.
We await for your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Preye Frank.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam