419 scam: Barr. Edward Carl Esq <sun@full-arts.com.hk> 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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barr." (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.
- johnokafor138@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr. Edward Carl Esq <sun@full-arts.com.hk>
Reply-To: johnokafor138@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:12:51 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund t=
ransferred 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.=
meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in t=
ransferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my =
secretary,his name and conatct informations are: NAME: Mr. Michael Frien An=
i EMAIL: make sure you contact me with this email (johnokafor138@gmail.com)=
Kindly reconfirm to him the following below information: Your full name___=
______________________ Your address__________________________ Your country_=
__________________________ Your age______________________________ Your occu=
pation________________________ Your Phone number______________________ Ask =
him to send you the total $USD 1.2 million which I kept for your compensati=
on for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I app=
reciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touch=
ed with my secretary Mr. Michael Frien Ani and instruct him where to send t=
he amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that =
we can share the joy after all the sufferness 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 had forwarded instructio=
n to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to ge=
t in touch with Michael Frien Ani and he will send the amount to you withou=
t any delay. with best regards, Barr. Edward Carl Esq

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