419 scam: "Damian Miller"<damian@juno.com> Re

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Damian Miller" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <DamianMiller@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 18:37:49 +0300
Subject: Re

HELLO ,

I WANT TO TRUST YOU WITH THIS CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL. I AM DAMIAN MILLER, THE COMMANDER

OF THE SPECIAL NATO COALITION FORCE WITH THE UNITED NATION TROOPS IN

AFGHANISTAN, ON WAR AGAINST TERRORISM.

I HAVE NOW IN MY POSSESSION THE S U M OF $5,820,000

WHICH I RECOVERED FROM ONE OF OUR RAIDS ON TERRORISTS' CAMP HERE IN AFGHANISTAN

SO I NEED SOMEONE I CAN TRUST AND DEAL WITH ON THAT IS WHY I CONTACTED

YOU. SO IF YOU ACCEPT, I WILL PUT YOU FORWARD AS THE OWNER

OF THE F U N D S AND THEN MOVE THE M O N E Y TO YOU THROUGH DOMINO INTERNATIONAL COURIER

UNDER THE AID OF A D I P L O M A T TO YOUR ADDRESS.

ONCE I CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST TO MY PROPOSAL, AND YOUR POSITIVE REPLY, I

WILL PROCEED TO REGISTER YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY. THIS IS MONEY

IS MY LAST HOPE OF SURVIVAL AFTER RETIREMENT, I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND I WILL UPDATE YOU ASAP.

DAMIAN MILLER.

Anti-fraud resources:

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