419 scam: "Capt Kenneth Anderson" <captkennetanderson@yahoo.com> Try And Reach 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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt Kenneth Anderson" <captkennetanderson@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: captkenneth.anderson@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:26:15 +0600 (BTT)
Subject: Try And Reach Me

Hello,

My name is Capt.Kenneth Anderson, I am an American soldier, I am serving
in the military with the 1st Armored Division in Iraq , as you know we are
being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs.We managed to move
part of funds belonging to Saddam Hussein's family in 2003.

The total amount is US$7 Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar
bills,this money has been kept somewhere outside Baghdad for some time but
with the proposed troop in increase by president Barrack Obama, to end the
suicide bombing and make peace with Iraq militant and terrorist ,we are
afraid that the money may be discovered hence we want to move this money
to you for safekeeping pending the completion of our assignment here.

READ THIS WEBSITE VERY WELL AND GET BACK TO ME.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm We are ready to
compensate you with good percentage of the funds, No strings attached,
Iraq is a war zone, we plan on using diplomatic means to ship the money
out as military cargo to your home, under diplomatic immunity cover.

I am contacting you in confidence, all arrangement for the successful
delivery has been put in place, all we need from you is to receive the
cargo from the diplomat, If you are interested I will send you the full
details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will
assist us. Can I trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me
an e-mail signifying your interest.

Regards,

Capt.Kenneth Anderson.

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