419 scam: "Mr,Frank Alex" <mrfrankalex2015@gmail.com> contact my secretary

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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 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.
- hamzatd728@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr,Frank Alex" <mrfrankalex2015@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 08:58:05 +0100
Subject: contact my secretary

Good Day.

How are you today? It's been a little longer since last we
corresponded. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the
fund transferred under the co-operation of a new partner. Presently
i'm in Japan for business investment.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring the fund despite we couldn't reach a specified
conclusion/succeed. I am sorry for what happened all this while
because it got to a time when there was so much confusion that made me
loss interest in you about the transaction but I thank God today it is
over and was successfully transferred.

I want you to contact my secretary; the Name is Mr,David Hamzat
Email Address: (hamzatd728@gmail.com)

I left with him an instruction to send you the total sum of
(US$m4.200.000.00)VIA BANK DRAFT which I kept for your compensation
for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I so much appreciate your efforts at that time even though thing
failed to work as planned. So feel free to get in touched with him and
I instruct him to send the amount via bank draft to you as soon as you
reconfirm your full details to him. Please do let me know immediately
you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the whole effort
at that time. I believe in resoluteness and as well hoping this
compensation will help seal the secret we once both shared. Feel free
to get in touch with him.

Thanks,
Your brother and friend,
Mr,Frank Alex.

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