419 scam: Captain Scott Duke <marinesscottduke@usa.com> 28-02-2015

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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 us 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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
- usmarinecapatinscott@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Captain Scott Duke <marinesscottduke@usa.com>
Reply-To: usmarinecapatinscott@usa.com
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:50:56 +0100
Subject: 28-02-2015

--
Hello, I Apologies if I did wrong by contacting you. I am Captain Scott
Duke, a US MARINE OFFICER in Baghdad Iraq. On 4th March 2015 My Troops
and I were alerted on the need of some Reconstruction works in Baghdad
Street, a long thoroughfare of high-rise buildings built and Occupied by
Saddam Hussein when he was alive here in Baghdad. Immediately we
proceeded to the site and as we commence work to our utmost surprise, we
discovered an underground bunker in one of the buildings. Upon
investigation of the bunker to my surprise, we discovered one box safely
hidden and sealed, I told my men to open the box in order to find out
the contents of the box, and when they opened the Box, to My Amazement
the box contained $2.5 Million us dollars. I have kept the Consignment
box secured with a Senior United Nation Diplomat in Zurich Switzerland
to keep for me as I am on my duty in Baghdad Iraq. I did not disclose
the contents of the Box to the Diplomat. I told the United Nation in
Diplomat that the Consignment Box contains a Family Treasure Items like
documents for safe keeping for me as I am on my duty post in Iraq. send
me your Telephone OR Mobile E-mail Address, full name and postal address
Hon Diplomat Morris Peters have promise to deliver the box to your home
door to door step. Please do not disclose this transfer to anybody as to
protect this money between us. In the attached file below are my Driver
License, US Marine Identity Card, and the trunk consignment box picture
of the money and my picture, for you to know me more. Haifa Iraq is a
hot Zone 24hrs zone as you can see in television and news. I am happy
that the consignment is secured in by United Nation Diplomat sealed and
lock with the code which I will give you to open the consignment box
when the diplomat arrival to deliver the consignment box to your home or
office. After you receive the consignment box from the diplomat you will
logged the funds into your account, then take your 50% of the total as
your share and keep my own 50% for me in your account. Please reply me
direct to this private email address. i will like to invest this money
in Warm Regards, Captain Scott Duke usmarinecapatinscott@usa.com
+41 77 90 55 307 fax fax +34 911 820 204

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