419 scam: "General Charles H. Jacoby"<samy.mahmoud@egypt.travel> PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONDS!!

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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 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)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- charlesjacoyy@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "General Charles H. Jacoby" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlesjacoyy@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 15:04:50 +0200
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONDS!!

>From Lieutenant General Charles H. Jacoby jr,
Director for Strategic Plans and Policy
Commander,United States Command.
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Good Day,

My name is Lieutenant General Charles H. Jacoby jr, am an American soldier, I am serving in the
military of the UN NATO peace keeping mission in Afghanistan, as you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and
car bombs.
I managed to move funds belonging to Hamid Karzai's family in 2011.
The total amount is US$56 Million United States Dollars in cash, mostly 100 Dollar bills,this
money has been kept somewhere outside Kabul for sometime but with the proposed troop reduction
by President Obama, i am afraid that the money will be discovered hence i want to move this
money to you for safe keeping pending the completion of my assignment here.
I am ready to compensate you with good percentage of the funds, No strings attached, just for
you to help me move it out of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is a war zone, so i plan on using Un Red Cross in shipping the money out as
military cargo. if you are interested, I will send you the full details, my job is to find a
good partner that i can trust and that will assist me. Can i trust you? When you receive this
letter, kindly send an E-mail to: charlesjacoyy@yahoo.co.jp
Signifying your interest by sending the required details below

FULL NAMES...............
CONTACT ADDRESS..........
TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX.........
OCCUPATION.................

Note This is risk free.
With regards from,
Lieutenant General Charles H. Jacoby

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