419 scam: Mark Ben <dempseymorgan01@gmail.com> contact my secretary, his name is Mr. Larry Bright

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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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- larrybright001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Ben <dempseymorgan01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: larrybright001@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 10:13:31 +0100
Subject: contact my secretary, his name is Mr. Larry Bright

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.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary, his name is Mr. Larry Bright

Email address (larrybright001@yahoo.com) Ask him to send you the total
$5,500,000.00 united states dollars which I kept for your compensation for
all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Mr. Larry Bright and instruct him where to send the amount to you
by reconfirming your address to him as it is below.

Your full name____________________
Age____________________________
Sex____________________________
Home Address____________________
Occupation_______________________
Phone number____________________
Country_____________________

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 Paraguay because of the investment projects which I myself and the
new partner are having at hand without confrontations, 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 Mr. Larry Bright my secretary
he will send the amount to you.

Thanks.
Mr. Mark Ben

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