419 scam: "Mr. Francis Chinwe" <tonywilson200@gmail.com> Compensation $850,000.00 USD

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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:
- "mrsfavorbawa@barid.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Francis Chinwe" <tonywilson200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsfavorbawa@barid.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 11:30:00 -0700
Subject: Compensation $850,000.00 USD

Dear Good Friend.

Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due to
my tight schedules. I am very happy to inform you about my success in
getting that money under the cooperation of a new partner from India
Presently I'm in India with the partner for some projects with the money.

The reason why I am compensating you is because I used your name to claim
the Fund as the next of kin, Meanwhile I didn't forget you're past efforts
and attempts to assist me in the transaction that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Nigeria, her name is Mrs. Favor Bawa, and his
email address is ( mrsfavorbawa@barid.com ) Phone number ask her to send
you the total $850,000.00 Draft which I kept for your compensation for all
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much .

So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mrs. Favor Bawa, and
instruct her where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know
immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the
sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here because of the investment
projects, which the new partner and me are having at hand, finally,
Remember that I had forwarded instruction to My secretary on your behalf to
receive those money feel free to get in touch with Mrs. Favor Bawa She will
send the amount to you without any delay.

With best regards,

Mr. Francis Chinwe

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