419 scam: "Mrs Bronwyn van Es" <james@mapcemerlang.com> Dear 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Bronwyn van Es" <james@mapcemerlang.com>
Reply-To: grpcco@grpcco.org
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 03:06:24 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend. You might find it difficult to remember me again though it has=
not been quite a long time, I am very happy to inform you about my success=
in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner =
from Australia Mr Daniel Fisher. Presently, I'm in Saudi Arabia for the pur=
pose of investing my own share of the money, considering your effort during=
those trying period though it did not workout, I have raised a [ 2.000.000=
.00=20AC BADB]in your name as your COMPENSATION but handed it over to a ver=
y good friend of mine in Benin Republic, Mr Jonah DAVID. There fore now, I =
want you to contact Dr Jonah DAVID on the information below, he is the Tran=
sfer/Foreign Remittance Director of MTB DU BENIN for More infomation and fo=
r you to advise on how to send you the TWO MILLION EURO INTERNATIONAL CASHI=
ER BOND BANK DRAFT compensation fund. Kindly provide your full Contact info=
rmation for more details: FULL NAMES................. ADDRESS............ P=
HONE NUMBER.......... OCCUPATION........ AGE......... MARITAL STATUS..... L=
et me know once you have received your fund to enable us share the joy toge=
ther. Thanks and may God bless you. Mrs Bronwyn van Es Kindly contact me at=
contact@grpcco.org

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