419 scam: "Capt. Smith Scott" <randybruce1923@gmail.com> PLEASE GET BACK TO ME..

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- captsmithscott@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt. Smith Scott" <randybruce1923@gmail.com>
Reply-To: captsmithscott@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 02:10:37 -0500
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME..

Dear Friend.

Thanks for your mail and for accepting my offer. I apologize for my late
reply, it's due to my duty here. Since your last email to me on the month
of february, i couldn't reply back because my troops were camping at the
road to the jordanian border, that makes it difficult for me to check my
mail. Anyway as i was telling you before, i am just looking for someone
who will help me to receive this money from Iraq. Someone i can trust, who
will not run away with the money, I have every proof of this transaction
only i need your assistance in transfering this money out of Iraq.

I really want to start a new life with this money after i finish my
mission here in Iraq. I found this money in one of our operations here in
iraq so i decided to keep it. I have hidden it somewhere safe where nobody
could find it. Please if you are promising me that this money will be safe
in your hands, i would be transferring the money to your bank account. But
i will not send the money at once. i will send it bit by bit like
($500,000) each transfer. Will that be okay? Please this must be very,
very confidential. It will be just between you and i, nobody else should
know about this development.

I am ready now to transfer the money to you. I want you to send your
banking details to enable me start transferring the money. I will transfer
it with the Bank of Baghdad, Iraq. They do International Transfer. I will
inform you on what to do when i finally transfer the money to you.

I am putting all my trust in you, Please do not disclose this deal to
anybody as to protect my duty with the US Marine here. I took my picture
and the money picture which i will send to you immediately i receive your
response; It wasn't easy for me to do that but i had to. Remember, your
share still remains the same 50% out of the total amount of the money,
while the rest of 50% goes to me. The total amount of the money is
$6.8million Dollars.

Send me these below information as you are replying in order for me to use
it for transaction purposes.

Your Phone Number..................................
Your International Passport or recent passport (for proper verification)
Name Of Your Country....................
Your Full Names.........................
Your Full Contact Address........................
Your Bank Account details..........................

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible to proceed. Do not
reply to this email, reply me to [ captsmithscott@yahoo.com ] for
security reasons.

Thanks.

Capt. Smith Scott.

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