419 scam: Barrister Romario Comlan <romariocomlan@gmail.com> Contact My Secretary Of Your Compensation

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrs.serah.mic@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Romario Comlan <romariocomlan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lawfirm.rc23@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:08:35 -0700
Subject: Contact My Secretary Of Your Compensation

Hello My Friend,

I am happy to inform you of my success in obtaining these funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new business partner from
Paraguay. I am now in Paraguay for treatment and investment, but in
the meantime, I did not forget your past efforts and efforts to help
me transfer these funds despite what we failed to do, but without your
last name I would not have received the fund like this that I have
left your compensation fund on a ATM VISA card with my secretary in
the Republic of Benin. Now contact my secretary in Benin, her name is
Mrs Serah Michael,Tel:(+229) 99805447,Email:(mrs.serah.mic@gmail.com)

Ask him to send you an ATM VISA Card containing a total of
US$950,000.00 Dollars I have kept for your compensation for all your
past efforts and efforts to help me in this matter.

I really appreciate your efforts at that time. So feel free to contact
my secretary Mrs Serah Michael and instruct me where to send the ATM
VISA Card containing the total of US$950,000.00 Dollars without any
delay, Remember that I had sent the instructions to her on your
behalf.

Best regards
Barrister Romario Comlan, C.E.O.
Written from Paraguay

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