419 scam: Col.Ivan Todd <info@lemail.com> Confirmation Letter from United States of America !!!----

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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!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- col.ivantodd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Col.Ivan Todd <info@lemail.com>
Reply-To: <col.ivantodd@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:31:44 -0700
Subject: Confirmation Letter from United States of America !!!----

Dear Friend,

Due to lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online
business that are real because of fear of dealing with wrong person,i
want to tell you that this mail is not one of them ,can i trust you
also to do this Business? Please i want you to read this message
carefully and i will give you all proof that will show you am real.How
are you doing ? Please carefully read my mail.Am Ivan Todd , 45 years
old , from Austin Texas, United States of America but I lived in the
Military Cantonment in Houston Texas , I completed my training program
and physical education course at Fort bliss command Virginia US. Am
2nd lieutenant and Protocol officer. Am well trained combat and
infantry. I had a tough childhood. I lost my parents when I was very
little, and am the only son and only child. I never knew my real
parents or any relation because my Parents nationalized in USA . I
was adopted by Mr Eugene Lee Scott , and his wife Rose , may their
soul rest in peace amen .They are also dead.

Am on Peace keeping force deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan from Iraq.
Can you be trusted?

If you are current,you might hear the world braking news in Iraq some
time ego,about the USA ARMY stormed a place and make this discovery
which was handed over to the USA heads,till today no body gave account
of it.

You can read more about it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm

I have to attach my Pictures to proof what am about to tell you,
please keep everything secrete . Last time we went for inspection in
terrorist hid out,we discover bags fill with US DOLLARS and other
currency,me and my group returned it back to the base camp,our
heads,told us that they will report it to the proper office for
investigation and up to date we did not hear any thing about the money
again,and i feel they must have shared it among them selves,so after
the next day i went to take records of other items in the trucks
discovered from the terrorist hid out,i notice their was another bag
right inside they Truck tanker side,i said glory be to God,i took the
bag, and hid it in a safe place,after some couple of days, i decided
to count the money in my room it was huge amount $ 12.6 Million US
Dollars, i smiled.

If you will assure me, honesty,sincerity , i will make plans how to
move it out from Afghanistan to your address as a Military family
valuable , which i will obtain (M.N.I.F.V.T) Military Non Inspection
Family Valuable Tag with UN Tag and tag on the box for delivery to
avoid any body to open it,as far as it have the UN Tag and Military
Non Inspection Family Valuable Tag. When it get to your address. You
will take $ 5 Million US Dollars and keep $ 7.6 Million US Dollars
till i pull out.

If you are interested and assure me your Sincerity,get back to me.

I await for your immediate reply to enable us proceed.

Forward all reply to my Private email address: col.ivantodd@gmail.com

Respectfully,
Col.Ivan Todd.

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