419 scam: "Gen.James Harp" <cagappe@sealink.com.ph> REPLY THIS EMAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...

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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
- "gen.jamesharp@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Gen.James Harp" <cagappe@sealink.com.ph>
Reply-To: gen.jamesharp@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:12:20 +0700
Subject: REPLY THIS EMAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...

Hello Dear,

Please, with all honesty and trust I want you to make up your mind and assist me in this deal, I assure you, you have nothing to lose, Here is the little information about me. My name is General James L.Harp, am from Houston Texas state, United States of America, a member of the U.S Army and also a American Citizen, presently, am working in US Army Camp Kabul, Afghanistan.

The reason I explained myself to you is to seek for your assistance to enable me move the sun of $7 Million dollars to you which we discovered here in Afghanistan in a trunk box. This big amount of money was discovered during the time of our strike on the Al-Qaeda strong hold in Afghanistan on Jul 31, 2013 and right now I have a short time to stay here in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Please kindly email me back for more information on my private address ID (gen.jamesharp@outlook.com).

If you are interested to assist me in this deal to receive this box containing this money, you can take $2 Million dollars for your personal use as your own share of the money for helping me to receive the money, and then you keep the remaining $5 Million Dollars for me as my own share of the money. Please assure me of your keeping this topmost secret within you so that my job would not be jeopardized.

Best Regards
General Harp

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