419 scam: "Carlin Dino"<carlindino01@gwsd.cf> Need Your Response

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Carlin Dino" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dinocarlin9@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 18:54:53 -0700
Subject: Need Your Response

Hello,
I am Carlin Dino, an army contractor attached to the army force in Syria.
On the 25th of March 2018, I and my late friend discovered metal boxes containing US Dollars, which is a total figure, $10.2 Million US dollars. We believe the boxes are owned and linked to rebels in Syria.

With the help of Chief Special Warfare Operator (name withheld), $8.2 Million was successfully deposited in a safe security company out from Syria for security reason. But sadly my friend Mathew Lim who is a Staff Sergeant died as a result of hostile fire attack on April 11th, 2018 in the province of Aleppo - Syria.

I am now in desperate need of a reliable and trustworthy person whom will receive and secure the US dollars for safe keeping, until my duty elapses here. I can't afford to leave the money in the security company since I don’t know much about the country of deposit and Syria is getting unsafe and dangerous every day. I have no idea what could happen next as everything remains inconclusive at this point.

As soon as I receive your response and contact details with your ID, You will be compensated with 30% of this fund, please assure me of your keeping this topmost secret so that my job would not be jeopardized.
My Regards,
Sgt. Carlin Dino

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