419 scam: Danny G Haupt <editor@members.wayfair.com> KIND ATTENTION NEEDED .

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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.
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.
- greenhaupt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Danny G Haupt <editor@members.wayfair.com>
Reply-To: greenhaupt@gmail.com
Date: 15 May 2019 08:03:45 -0700
Subject: KIND ATTENTION NEEDED .

HELLO

HELLO MY NAME IS DANNY HAUPT . .

I AM 45YR OLD , I HAVE NO FAMILY ON MY OWN BUT MY GRAND MOTHER WHO IS VERY OLD NOW AND ILL .

AT THIS POINT WE ARE IN NIGERIA UNDER GOING PEACE KEEPING IN THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THE END OF TERORISM OF BOKO HARAM ,

ON A MISSION WHERE WE WENT TO STOP TALIBANS IN THEIR CRICKS, ME AND MY SQUARD RECOVERED THE SUM OF USD 19MILLION 3HUNDRED THOUSAND AND MY OWN SHARE IS USD 4.2MILLION ONLY .

AS A MILLITARY I AM NOT IN POSITION TO HOLD SUCH AMOUNT CASH AS WE ARE BEEN TAKING CARE OF BY THE US GOVERNMENT , I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN BE OF GOOD TRUST TO HELP ME SECURE THE MONEY BEFORE I RETURN FROM DUTY . I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 30PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FUNDS .

I BELEIVE I CAN TRUST YOU ON THIS PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP GET THIS FUNDS BECAUSE I CAN NOT KEEP IT HERE .

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ON MY EMAIL YOUR DETAILS <Danny Haupt > greenhaupt@gmail.com .

FULL NAME :

CURRENT ADDRESS :

OCUPATION :

AGE :

PHONE NUMBER :

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONDS SO THAT I CAN HAND OVER THIS TREASURE TO YOU FOR SAFETY AS I CAN NOT KEEP IT HERE ON MY OWN .

THANKS

BEST REGARD

DANNY HAUPT .
USA - ARMY

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