419 scam: "Barr James Braden"<lady51luck1@aol.com> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL PLS

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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:
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr James Braden"<lady51luck1@aol.com>
Reply-To: barrjamesbradenkod@hotmail.com
Date: 08 Mar 2018 18:44:08 -0500
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL PLS

Hello Compliment !!

Please accept this mail with good faith?and don't be mad at me because of this message because i mean no harm to you,am being mandated by Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke former Nigerian petroleum resources minister,to seek your support and assistance,So she can entrust this $32.7m Thirty Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Us Dollar and assets belonging to her,the fund and the Assets are here in Ghana,The Fund was move through the help of her security men while she was still in office as Nigerian petroleum resources minister,and the fund is in Financial Institution here in Ghana,I am Barrister.James Braden Kodjo a solicitor to Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.she is seeking to diversify her financial portfolio into viable and lucrative business projects that worth it. she has instructed me to look for reliable Individual like you, that can be partnership for investment in your country. she is seeking for a private company or individual that can manage and invest his funds wisely,I must solicit for your confidence, trust and honest in this transaction.this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret,though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried,

She is interested in partnerships business ventures such as Medical and Health care projects,Real estate projects, mining projects, agricultural projects renewable energy projects, start-up projects and business expansions/Loan with lower rate. will be invested upon your strong recommendation to my client in your chosen destination of the fund.

Please Read the two Links for more about what am about to share with you,

http://www.olufamous.com/2016/08/multi-billion-dollar-fraud-efcc-to.html#more

http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/headline/408543-700-million-raw-cash-found-in-the-home-of-petroleum-minister-diezani-alison-madueke.html

I want to assure you everything that concern this business and transaction will be %100 Legally handle with my client family Member who is here in Ghana he will signed and issued a power of attorney on her behalf through a probate office here for the claim of the funds in the institution were the funds is being lodge, because Nigerian present Government are using Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)to witch hunt all her family members so to confiscate all her properties and Freeze all her Account if anyone being found in any country it must be Freeze by Nigerian Government. I will only give further details if you are interested because this transaction is Highly Confidential.

I look forward for a good business relationship with you.

Best Regards

Barr James Braden Kodjo

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