419 scam: EDWARD BROWN <brownedwardf01@gmail.com> MCOM FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY

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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:
- ",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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024089760 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: EDWARD BROWN <brownedwardf01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: monetarycontrol3@aol.jp
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 13:01:30 +0100
Subject: MCOM FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY

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MCOM FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY
225 YORK STREET, LONDON, W1U6PZ .UK,
TEL+44 70 2408 9760
+44 70 2404 6577

Sir,

RE: TRANSFER OF USD17,500,000.00

On behalf of Mcom Finance Security Co. London, I want to inform you that
your delayed overdue fund of US$17.5M (Seventeen Million Five Hundred
thousand Dollars ) is now ready to be transferred to you. The fund has
been legally approved in your name by the British Ministry Of Finance for
onward transfer to your personal bank account and as such your information
(full names , mailing address ,Telephone , age and occupation. ) would be
needed.

Upon the confirmation of your full details as instructed, we would
delegate our Attorney to proceed with securing of the necessary legal
document in your name with immediate effect and note that we have some of
the approval documents to your name already and we shall also send them to
you as soon as we hear from you for proof.

Yours in Service,

Edward Brown

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