419 scam: Sgt Frederick Smith <fredricksmithue@hotmail.com> RE

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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.
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.
- sgtfredericks@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sgt Frederick Smith <fredricksmithue@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sgtfredericks@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:03:34 +0000
Subject: RE

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Hello,

My name is Sgt Frederick Smith a United States Army and a member of
the USARPAC Medical Team that was stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.I want to
share important information about my experience while serving with the
U.S 1st Armored here in Iraq that would be of mutual benefit to us. I
however cannot reveal all the information now due to the fact that we
have not yet agreed to cooperate in this mutually beneficial
enterprise. In other words, I am constrained to hold back some
information for security reasons for now, until you have find the time
to visit the BBC website links below to enable you have an insight
into what I intend to share with you, hoping that the information
contained there will pique your interest one way or the other, US
Soldiers have been evacuated from Iraq in line with Mr. President's
directive and I am among the 50,000 US soldiers left behind to train
Iraqi soldiers, Please view the bbc news website below;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

After digesting the information contained in the website I will like a
confirmation of that so that we can discuss a matter of high
importance and mutual interest. I must confess that I am very
uncomfortable sending this message to you as I cannot predict your
reaction, you may misconstrue the importance and decide to go public,
which will be rather unfortunate. With the worse in mind, I have to
say that the essence of this message is strictly for mutual benefit.I
will be more explicit upon a response from you. Please respond with a
confirmation that you have visited the website and that you are keen
on learning more. I will await your thoughts via my personal email
address;sgtfredericks@yahoo.com.hk Thanks for your time,

Best Regards,
Sgt Frederick Smith

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