419 scam: "Lance Corporal Abbie Martin" <meetygala@gmail.com> Please Bring Out Your Time and Read This Email

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Lance Corporal Abbie Martin" <meetygala@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <abbie.martins@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 09:19:49 -0700
Subject: Please Bring Out Your Time and Read This Email

hello Dear,

Hi, Please i want you to take this very important, I need your Assistance, i hope all is well with you? My Name is Lance Corporal Abbie Martin, I am an Army Medic soldier working with United Nations peace keeping troop in Afghanistan on war against terrorism. I am presently in Afghanistan...I have in my possession the sum of $3.5 million USD which i made here in Afghanistan, During a Dog search Patrol with 2 other co-Medical Army while we were trying to make sure we rescue civilians in a demolished building, I deposited this money with a Red Cross agency,i need your assistance, i want to move out the money to a safer place and also to invest with the money.

I want you to stand as my beneficiary and receive the fund and keep it safe so that as soon as am through with my mission here in Afghanistan i will join you, you will assist me to invest it in a good profitable business, I will give you 50% of the total money for your assistance after you have receive the money, 50% will be for me, Please reply back to me if you are willing to work with me so that i can send you the proof of who i am and also the certificate of deposit and the details of where the money is been deposited, your urgent reply is needed.

Thank you.

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