419 scam: "Dr.David Frank" <kingromans20033@gmail.com> Urgent Attention

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.David Frank" <kingromans20033@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidfrankofficefile@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:23:53 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention

Dear Sir/Madam

In accordance to my religious persuasion, I felt expedient to write and
inform you on the wicked conspiracy hatched by some of the corrupt
government officials in the Ministry of Finance and some of the Finance
Ministry staff in Africa and their cohorts around the world to divert your
money to their designated account in Asian country.

From my position here as a low clerk in this office, I discovered that they
moved the fund from Africa to London, UK and then moved it last week to
Banco Italiano in ITALY. Today I found out through the Central computer
database that they are about to re-route back your fund to a security
company in the Philippiness. With this, I felt that it is important
for me to alert
you on this development.

They are still using your name and contract/inheritance identification
number as the beneficiary but they have changed the account co-ordinate and
this is the reason they are frustrating you by asking for endless fees in
order to buy time pending on when they will transfer your funds to their
designated account in Manila.

I have the reference number of the transaction and also I have the number
of the official who is directly in charge at the SECURITY COMPANY in the
Manila Philippiness. Your payment is supposed to go through the UK
credit control financial
clearing house before final Lodging into the security company there in the
Manila. All the data about your claim profile are within my reach. I do not
need gratification from you either in cash or kind. I can never be a part
of evil.

Please respect my discretion in this matter, you can send an email to me so
that I can give you the reference number and the name and contact
information of the official of the security company in the Manila. I repeat,
please do not expose my person, it is not easy to get jobs around here and
I cannot contend with these powerful individuals because they can eliminate
me just like that. reply me through my private email
(davidfrankofficefile@â€‹yahoo.com)if you are interested in getting your
long overdue payment.

God bless you.
Dr.David Frank

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