419 scam: "Okoh Bright"<sydney@splashtownsa.com> Hello Good 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- sbarrister43@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Okoh Bright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sbarrister43@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 03:37:38 -0700
Subject: Hello Good Friend

Hello Good Friend.

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

Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Now contact my Secretary, his name is Barrister Steven Kyle, on his email address here as ( sbarrister43@gmail.com ) ask her to send you the total ($1.2m) one million two hundred thousand dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts you try to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much only that it fail us some how. so feel free and get in touch with my secretary 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 suffery at that time. in the moment, i am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Barrister Steven Kyle, he will send the amount to you without any delay........Do not forget to use some money inside to give thanks giving to ALMIGHTY GOD IN ANY YOUR RELIGION.....my secretary email address is is ( sbarrister43@gmail.com )........

Please make sure you send her your full name to enable him know that you are the same person name i wrote on the Bank Draft Check i left with him before
traveled OK...

1.YOUR NAME IN-FULL:
2:YOUR RESIDENCE ADDRESS=
3:YOUR OCCUPATION=
4:YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER=
5:YOUR ORIGIN=======
6:YOUR AGE=

Send an email to her with the above email and apply for your fund as i have informed her about you already.

Thanks.
Okoh Bright

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