419 scam: "Capt. Martin J. Gilstrap"<aiko124@io.ocn.ne.jp> YOUR REPLY URGENT

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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 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: "Capt. Martin J. Gilstrap" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <seegaull@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 13:27:46 +0200
Subject: YOUR REPLY URGENT

Hello Sir/Madam,

With trust, I sincerely contact you ,I know this message will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, I am Captain Martin J. Gilstrap- 090209-M-3450C-014 II Marine Expeditionary of Multinational Division base of the NATO Marine Force on Monitoring and Peace keeping mission in Kabul,Afghanistan,I have in my possession the sum of 19,893,235.00 million dollars which was recovered from one of our raids on terrorists/ISIS camp here in Afghanistan. I am in need of a Reliable and Trust worthy person who would receive these money,secure and keep it for me until i am free to leave here in a couple of weeks.

I urgently await your reply, so that I can furnish you with more details and if you decide otherwise please delete this message.

Best Regards,

Capt. Martin J. Gilstrap

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Hallo Herr / Frau,

Mit Vertrauen, ich kontaktiere Sie aufrichtig, ich weiß, dass diese Nachricht wird definitiv zu Ihnen als eine große Überraschung kommen, ich bin Captain Martin Gilstrap-090209-M-3450C-014 II Marine Expeditionary der multinationalen Division Basis der NATO Marine Force auf Monitoring und Friedensmission in Kabul, Afghanistan, habe ich in meinem Besitz die Summe von 19.893.235,00 Millionen Dollar, die von einem unserer Überfälle auf Terroristen / ISIS Lager hier in Afghanistan wiedergewonnen wurde. Ich brauche eine zuverlässige und vertrauenswürdige Person, die Ich würde dieses Geld bekommen, es sichern und für mich behalten, bis ich in ein paar Wochen frei bin. Ich warte dringend auf Ihre Antwort, damit ich Sie mit weiteren Details versorgen kann und wenn Sie sich anders entscheiden, löschen Sie bitte diese Nachricht. Freundliche Grüße,

Kapitän Martin J. Gilstrap

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