419 scam: "Mr. Johnson Brown" <mrjohnsonbrwon111@yahoo.in> Dear Friend Get Back To Me.

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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)
- "million 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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrjohnsonbrown80@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Johnson Brown" <mrjohnsonbrwon111@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: mrjohnsonbrown80@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:49:10 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend Get Back To Me.

Dear Friend

Greetings to you and family..? I am Mr. Johnson Brown a legal practitioner by
profession. By the grace of God, I was a legal adviser to a national of your
country (Eng. Alexander K.Albert) who was a foreign petroleum crude oil
consultant at Port Novo. Unfortunately, he died in a petrol tanker explosion
that caught fire at Port-Novo of Cotonou. I have made several efforts to reach
with his consulate but was frustrated by repeated failure.

I am contacting you after reading your profile in the Internet which revealed
the deceased extended family relation. Please I want you to work with
me to help
repatriate his sum amount of USD$18.7 million dollars deposited with
one of the
Commercial Bank here. I will advise further legally as soon as I have correct
information about yourself here: Your full
name:.....,Age:....,Occupation:......,Private e-mail address:......., Mobile
phone number:.....,Your country of residence:......,

Kindly confirm the receipt of this mail and reply to this Email: (
mrjohnsonbrown80@hotmail.fr ) for us to proceed officially. I promise
that your
personal data are in safe hands and will never be exposed to any transaction
that will be of detriment to both of us. Thank you so much for your
understanding and future co-operation.

Mr. Johnson Brown
Legal Practitioner
B.P: 7296 Assivito,Cotonou

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