419 scam: "Austin Lloyd"<austin@yahoo.com> Merhaba

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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:
- "million 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (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: "Austin Lloyd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <austin_lloyd30@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:15:58 +0300
Subject: Merhaba

Merhaba, My name Lloyd Austin ve ABD için Irak'taki ABD Ordusu ile yasiyorum. Irak disina tasimak istediginiz yaklasik 9,5 milyon ABD dolari var. Ben senin gibi iyi bir kisi, bu islemi gerçeklestirmek için güvenebileceginiz birinin gerekir. Evinizin adresi dogrudan veya diplomatik kanali kullanarak seçtiginiz bir güvenli ve güvenli adresi diplomatik yollarla bu parayi tasimak istiyorum. Bu islem size güvenebilir miyim? Hemen para almak, sizin% 20 çikarmak ve% 80 i ülkenizde ile bir araya gelene kadar tutmak. Bu anlasma rol para gönderilebilir güvenli bir yer bulmak için. Mine size gönderiyor. Eger ilgileniyorsaniz bana geri almak ve daha fazla ayrinti size vermek olacak. Acil yanit bekliyor. Austin Lloyd Amerika Birlesik Devletleri Kuvvetleri - Irak ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, My name is Austin Lloyd and i'm with the USA Army in Iraq for the United States. I have about 9.5 million US dollars that I want to move out of Iraq. I need a good person like you, someone I can trust to actualize this transaction. I want to move this money by diplomatic means to your house address directly or a safe and secured address of your choice using diplomatic channel. Can I trust you in this transaction? Immediately the money get to you, you take your 20% out and keep 80% until i come to meet with you in your country. Your role in this deal is to find a safe place where the money can be sent to. Mine is sending it to you. If you are interested get back to me and I will furnish you with more details. Awaiting for your urgent response. Austin Lloyd United States Forces - Iraq

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