419 scam: Col.Franklin Almaguer <Andy18@rffdjkltrgh.sz.cx> VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Col.Franklin Almaguer <Andy18@rffdjkltrgh.sz.cx>
Reply-To: <franklinalmaguer@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:59:59 +0100
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

Attn:Beneficairy,

I am Col.Franklin Almaguer of the 3rd mechanized brigade United Nations Special Envoy. I am a chief inspector, of a committee set up by the United Nations to locate and recover funds hanging in different parts of the world as a result of intention to covert for personal use.

We have discovered unclaimed inheritance payment,unclaimed Lottery payment ,unpaid contract executions and vault Deposit (funds) trapped in Banks,Security Companies,and other financial institutions.

This said payment (funds) particulars was to be recorded among the files/recovery to be taken to the United Nations Office in Switzerland for prosecutions and confiscation but because i saw the particulars and i discovered from your transaction papers the hiccups it has taken you to get these funds transferred.

We have successfully secured the funds into a special Bank code.

After series of meeting and deliberations,on resolution for equity and fairness,the committee has mandated me to contact you on this development .We seek to know your interest about finally receiving your payment before a final decision on what to do with the funds as stipulated by the mandate given to this committe.

Be informed that we shall commence further action as soon as i hear from you.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Col.Franklin Almaguer

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