419 scam: "Eng. Edward Mark"<n.bahturidze@e-s.kz> Contact Barr, Bryan to Transfer The Money

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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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- bryan.donates@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eng. Edward Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerbryan.donates@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 00:39:19 +0300
Subject: Contact Barr, Bryan to Transfer The Money

Dear Partner,
I am very sorry for my delay in responding to your emails. I had a little problem with my country Interpol I thank God it has been settled. I am glad I finally got hold of you.
I lost so many email contacts but I am trying to gather as much as I can. 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 Italy who is an international business man.
Presently, I am in Italy 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 the funds despite that it failed us during that time.
Urgently contact my Lawyer (Barr. Bryan Donates) to his email contact below;
Name: Bryan Donates
Email: barrister. bryan.donates@gmail.com
Ask him to send you the total sum of $1,400,000.00 (One Million, four hundred Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt you did to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time. So feel free and get in touched with Barr. Bryan Donates and instruct him where and 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 the efforts at that time and ensure you pay back the people you borrowed money at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here in Italy because of the investment projects which my new partner and I are having at hand.
Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to my lawyer as well on your behalf to receive the money. So feel free to get in touch with him. He will send the amount to you without any delay.

With best regards
Eng. Edward Mark

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