419 scam: "Franklyn Davis"<franklyndavis.@athena.ocn.ne.jp> Good Evening.

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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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Franklyn Davis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fd75380@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:30:20 +0100
Subject: Good Evening.

Dear Friend,

I got your e-mail address just now on the internet while browsing and after that, I decided to contact you to ask for your assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust, confidentiality, very sorry if you did not received this message direct inbox because of bad weather we are experiencing at the moment.

Please pardon me for no prior notice, My name is Mr. Franklyn Davis, a Financial Consultant and a friend to a foreigner who died on December 26th, 2013 that shared same surname with you.

I am contacting you to assist retrieve these amount that he reserved in Bank prior to his death. If we could do this together, we shall share these funds between us accordingly and this transaction is 100% risk free because the rule of law will be applied.

I'm ready to offer you 45% of the total funds and 50% for me while 5% will be set aside for any expenses that might be incurred during or after the transaction.

Would you be interested? Please write back for more information via my personal email {franklyn.davis@vp.pl}, I will be pleased to advise more on the next step forward upon your wiliness to assist.

Thanks for your kind understanding, awaiting your response!

Best Regards,
Mr. Franklyn Davis.

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