419 scam: "Dr Mike James"<dr.mjames@tiscali.cz> YOUR COMPENSATION!

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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.
- mrjonchristopher1@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Mike James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjonchristopher1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:36:46 -0800
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION!

My Dearest friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Mexico. Presently I'm in Mexico 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 some how.

Now contact my secretary, his name is Mr. John Christopher EMAIL ADDRESS:(mrjonchristopher1@yahoo.co.jp) ask him to send you the total $3.800.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your collective efforts at that time so feel free to get in touch with my secretary Mr. John Christopher and instruct him where to send the amount to you by reconfirming your address to him as state bellow.

1: Name:
2: Address:
3: Marital Status:
4: Age:
5: Sex:
6: Nationality:
7: Country of Residence:
8: Occupation:
9: Phone Number for easy comunication:
10: Fax Number:
11: Your Identification:.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here in Spain because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at hand without confrontations, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. John Christopher my secretary he will send the amount to you without any delay. Remember his Email address please. Email: (mrjonchristopher1@yahoo.co.jp)

Thanks.
Yours Regards.
Dr Mike James

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