419 scam: Mr Franklin Abraham <rdd14@yahoo.com> Hello Friend,

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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- mrsmariambabar@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Franklin Abraham <rdd14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bw.g@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:21:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello Friend,

Hello Friend,

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay though I tried my best to involve you in the business but God decided the whole situations. Presently I'm in Paraguay now for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in Burkina Faso her name is Mrs. Mariam Babar, his E-mail address is (mrsmariambabar@gmail.com) Ask her to send you the total of $800.000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this transaction. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary and don't forget to let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.

in the moment, Iâ€™m very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs. Mariam, she will send the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,

Your brother,
Mr. Franklin Abraham

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