419 scam: "Kamu"<inagn@Safe-m.net> @ Message from Franklyn!!

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- franklyn.kamau@mynet.com (Mynet, Turkey; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kamu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inf-agns@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:57:12 -0800
Subject: @ Message from Franklyn!!

Attn: To whom it may concerned.

This is to announce to you that, after the just concluded meeting yesterday regarding every unpaid/pending inheritance fund, the sum of USD$5.5Million as part payment has been approved in your favour among Forty five Foreign beneficiaries. And without wasting time, you are advice to contact the Foreign Payment Representative under the leadership of (Dr. Franklyn J. Kamau) from the desk of International Financial Corporation with your complete information, such as your full name and address to enable them secure Foreign Allocation Currency Permit for the release of your payment through the Federal Reserve Bank.

Foreign Payment Representative Federal Reserve Bank.
Contact person: Dr. Franklyn J. Kamau
Email: franklyn.kamau@mynet.com

Though you may find it difficult to believe this urgent letter due to what is happening all over the internet nowadays, especially since we have never met one on one. But this new development is nothing but the truth, and i am contacting you hence your email is among the Forty five Foreign beneficiaries list that are qualified for this. Note: This is an order /specific instruction from the office of the Presidency, any beneficiary who fails to claim his or her payment within 7 working days shall have such payment cancelled and re-allocated to another beneficiary on the next batch of the payment list. You are also advise to send copy of your message to my office for record purposes and also advise you if need be.

Yours Faithfully.
Mr Abdullahi Oteh Attah
Chairman/Chief Executive (FCT-IRS) Board
Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service.
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
E-mail: inf.

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