419 scam: "Capt. Frederick Morgan"<tohyama@eplang.jp> Your assistance is needed ....God Bless 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!

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt. Frederick Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morgancaptfrederick@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:47:18 -0700
Subject: Your assistance is needed ....God Bless America

Good day to you,

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner, I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business.I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf.

I am Capt. Frederick Morgan, an officer in the US Army,and also a West Point Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 82nd Air Borne Division. I am desperately in need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you.I am presently in Afghanistan and I found your contact particulars in an address journal.

I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $6,570,000(Six million Five Hundred and Seventy Thousand USD) to the States or any safe country of your choice, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved. Actually it is part of funds that we discovered recently in a farmhouse In helman province of Afghanistan

If you can be trusted,i will explain further when i get a response from you. Please ensure to reply me Immediately if you want to help me. I will split the money 50/50 with, the money once received by you, it will be under your care until my return to the States so i can make arrangement to meet with you to receive my part of the fund. I will give more detailed information upon hearing from you.

Respectfully,
Capt. Frederick Morgan
United States Army. Afghanistan

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