419 scam: "Captain James A. Boyd"<cjab@usa.org.mil> A CRY FOR HELP

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (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.
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.
- captjab@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Captain James A. Boyd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <captjab@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:22:24 +1100
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP

Hello,

I apologies for sending this email to you without your permission, it is the need for an urgent assistance that brought me to you though we have not met face to face, but am hoping that we can be able to transact in a good mind and trust.

My name is Captain James A. Boyd, I am currently serving in Kabul Afghanistan for the USA Army.I need your help in selling of 117 KG of Gold.

I will give you more information if you are interested and when I receive your reply with the following information:

1) Your full name

2) Date of Birth

3) Occupation

4) Contact Phone Number

5) Home Address

6) Marital Status

7) Experience in Gold business?

I need to forward the above information to my agent, who will brief you more and call you because I am still in active service and I can not be able to write to you freely because of my job.

Kindly ignore this email, if you are not interested.

Thank you.

Captain James A. Boyd

captjab@hotmail.com

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