419 scam: "John"<guyjohn101@mail.mn> Can l Trust you ?

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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:
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "captainjohn@mail.mn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "captainjohn@mail.mn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "John" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sgtjohnguy111@mail.mn>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:48:49 -0700
Subject: Can l Trust you ?

Hello,

From Capt.John Guy.

Always Email Here;(CAPTAINJOHN@MAIL.MN)

My name is Capt.John Guy from the Engineering unit here in Ba'qubah Iraq for the United States; We want to move 20 million USD (Twenty Million USD) to the States or any safe country, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until we complete our service here.This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved.

The money is from oil proceeds and legal. But we are moving it by diplomatic means to a safe and secured location of your choice using diplomatic courier services. My partners and I need a good partner,someone we can trust to actualize this venture.

But can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 30% out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this deal is to assist the diplomat issue the yellow tag peper as soon as they call you. Our own part is sending it to you.

If you are interested I will send you the full details, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest in this email box for security reason.(captainjohn@mail.mn)

Regard.

Capt.John Guy.

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