419 scam: "Mr,Edwin Brown" <mredwinbrown2011@live.com> Contact My Secretary James Kwame For 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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- primelogisticcotonou@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr,Edwin Brown" <mredwinbrown2011@live.com>
Reply-To: primelogisticcotonou@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:38:39 +0600 (NOVT)
Subject: Contact My Secretary James Kwame For Your Compensation

Dear Good Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred
to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Japan who is
an investor and international business merchant. Presently I'm in Japan
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I
did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring
those funds from Benin Republic despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my Clerical Secretary. Presently his contact is: Name:Mr,James
Kwame ( primelogisticcotonou@gmail.com ) Contact him immediately and
request her to send you the total sum of $1.800,000.00 (One Million Eight
Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.

My partner has taken His 25% as per our agreement. Out of my own (75%)
portion of this fund, I have allocated this $1.800,000.00 for your
compensation in kind appreciation. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very much so feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr. James Kwame,
and instruct him how to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all we passed through at that time. In the moment, I am very
busy here because of the investment projects and feasibility study which I
and my new partner are having at hand. I might not be chanced to my emails
but I will try to keep in touch. I am still interested in the Real Estate
business investment.

Do not hesitate to signify to me if there is any investment opportunity in
your area.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so you can contact him today:

primelogisticcotonou@gmail.com and he will send the amount
($1.800,000.00) to you without any delay. you should forward below
information to him because i ask him to process your fund to atm master
card through credit bank benin.

INFORMATION YOU WILL FORWARD TO HIM IS BELOW.

(A)YOUR FULL NAME
(B)YOUR HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS
(C)YOUR WORKING TELEPHONE NUMBER
(D)YOUR I.D.CARD

With best regards

Dr.Edwin Brown.

Pan-Africa Mortgage & Finance

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