419 scam: Capt Anthony John <contoff@tim.it> US ARMY GREETINGS

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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:
- "i want to solicit your attention" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "captanthony2017@yandex.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: Capt Anthony John <contoff@tim.it>
Reply-To: captanthony2017@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:16:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: US ARMY GREETINGS

GREETINGS;

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner, I found your name
listed in the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce
directory here in Iraq, I find it pleasurable to offer you my
partnership in business. I only pray this time that your

address is still valid. I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my
behalf.
I am Capt. John Anthony, an officer in the US Army, i am one of the U.S. Army
deployed to Iraq in the beginning of the war in
2016, and also a West Point Graduate presently serving in the Military with the
82nd Air Borne Division Peace keeping force

in Baghdad, Iraq. I am on the move to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch
just left, and i really need your help in
assisting me with the safe keeping of two military trunk boxes which has just
arrived the USA from Iraq. I hope you can be

trusted?
Though, I would like to hold back certain information for security reasons for
now until you have found time to visit the BBC
website news below to enable you have insight regarding what I intend to share
with you, believing that it would be of your
desired interest in one way or the other. Here is a BBC news listing that
confirms what I want to share with you

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm.
Here is also BBC news listing that confirms what I want to share with you http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7444083.stm
if you can
be trusted, I will explain further when i get a response from you.Get back to
me having visited the above websites to enable

us discuss in a more vivid manner to the best of your
understanding? I must say that I'm very uncomfortable sending this
message to you without knowing truly if you would misconstrue the importance
and decide to go public.

In this regards, I will not hold back to say that the essence of this letter is
strictly for mutual benefit of you and I and
nothing more. I will be more vivid and coherent in my next email in this
regards. Meanwhile, could you send me a mail
confirming you have visited the site and understood my intentions? Am standing
by for your urgent response now that we are

leaving Iraq to Afghanistan.

Yours faithfully,

Best regards.
Capt Anthony John
US ARMY GREETINGS;
please contact me(captanthony2017@yandex.com)

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