419 scam: "SGT SAMUEL THOMAS"<ktdccok@bsnl.in> FROM: SGT SAMUEL THOMAS

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447010061847 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "SGT SAMUEL THOMAS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sgt.samuel.thomas@military.unifc.us>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:26:21 +0530
Subject: FROM: SGT SAMUEL THOMAS

Dear friend,

Please do not be embarrassed about my unsolicited e-mail to you. I got your email ID online and I decided
to contact you directly by mail because this is very urgent and must be executed as soon as possible

I am Sgt Samuel Thomas , A US Army serving in the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. Now in the United Kingdom
for treatment I want you to read this mail carefully and understand it.

In 2003, my men and I found over $900 million in Saddam Hussein's hideout in Baghdad, we sent some back
to the Iraq government after counting it in a classified location, but we also kept some behind for ourselves.
Some of the money we shared among ourselves worth over $200 million, I kept my own share for a while in a
secured place.

I need someone to help me receive it , since i have found a secured way of getting the package out of Iraq
for you to pick up through the help of a Red Cross Society or pilots that enjoy some immunity with us while
in Iraq .

I do not know for how long I will remain here in the hospital as I have been lucky to survive 3 suicide bomb
attacks by Iraqi Militant ,i know this was Pure Divine intervention from God .

I need someone I can trust, since i have already lost a box of gold to someone that said he will help me, I
won't like to make the same mistake. The total amount of money is $7.5 (Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ), i am ready to entrust it in your care till i complete my treatment here in
the Uk and meet with you in your house for subsequent sharing and investment projects such as real estate
investments .

View the below link to verify/confirm my statement.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=691432n
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/25/60II/main690763.shtml
http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/184530.html

If you can handle this deal let me know immediately, you will receive 20% of the money , all you need to do
is to find a safe place where you can keep the box till i finish my treatment here in the United Kingdom.

Regards,
Sgt Samuel Thomas.
sgt.samuel.thomas@military.unifc.us
+44 7010061847.

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