419 scam: "Captain Gary Jose Quadri"<captain.garyjose.q@usa.gov> Good Day

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- capt.garyjosequadri@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Captain Gary Jose Quadri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <capt.garyjosequadri@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:27:31 -0500
Subject: Good Day - I need your urgent assistance

Seasons greetings,

I know that my mail already sound very unsecured and strange to you but permit me to introduce myself,My Name is Captain Gary Jose Quadri.After going through your profile, i decided to contact you also need your assistance. I am a soldier working as United Nations peace keeping troop in Afghanistan,on war against terrorism.

My mail aim of contacting you is of two things, i decided to contact you through this means so that i can be sure of whom an dealing with and because i have in my possession the sum of 26.2 million USD (26.2 million USD) which i made here in Afghanistan and i deposited this money with a Red Cross Security Agent. I want you to stand as my beneficiary and receive the fund and keep it safe so that as soon as i am
through, you will assist me to invest it in a good profitable business venture, I will give you %30 of the total money for the assistance after you have receive the money.

At this point i am incapacitated that i can not follow up the claims because it will need funds to get all done.Please if you are ready for this deal get back to me so that i can explain better and we can discus more.(capt.garyjosequadri@gmail.com)

Captain Gary Jose Quadri.

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