419 scam: Alan Edward <alanedward72@gmail.com> awaiting your urgent response

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("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. )
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.
- alanedward72@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alan Edward <alanedward72@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 12:29:47 +0530
Subject: awaiting your urgent response

Dearly Respected.

I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name is
Major.Alan Edward. I was a US military officer attached with the
Engineering Unit in Afghanistan for the United States Army, my colleague
and I, have the sum of $20,000,000 MILLIONS US DOLLARS that we have to
move out of the country Afghanistan to a security and trust company
somewhere I will not like to mention in this mail for security reasons.

My co-officers and I need a good partner, someone we can trust to actualize
this venture. The money is from Oil proceeds and legal. But we are moving
it through Diplomatic Security means to where you may want to pick or claim
it directly in a safe and secured location using Diplomatic Courier
Services.

By the way can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your
35%out of the total sum for participation in the transaction and while will
keep our own 65%. Your own part of this deal is to help claim and secure
the funds after deducting your 35% share.

If you are interested please do let me know so that I will furnish you with
more details and all proves of this fund.

Please reach me on my private email address (alanedward72@gmail.com)

awaiting your urgent response, please note that this business is risk free.

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