419 scam: From General Raymond <jamesovas@gmail.com> Please reply

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: From General Raymond <jamesovas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usarmytroop4thunit@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 07:32:53 +0100
Subject: Please reply

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For Your Attention

I know you maybe afraid to reply my mail due to what is happening in the
internet world today. One have to be very careful as scam has taken over
the internet to defraud innocent citizens, this has made it very difficult
for people to believe anything that comes through the internet.

I am Gen.Raymond Odierno, from the U.S. Army; Among those deployed from
Iraq, I really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of my
funds which was moved to a private Security Company from Iraq. I hope you
can be trusted?

Though, I would like to hold back some information for security reasons for
now until you find time to visit the BBC website stated below to enable
you have an insight of what I intend sharing with you.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

Waiting to hear from you, having visited the above website to enable us
discuss on a more clarifying manner to the best of your understanding. I
must say that I am very uncomfortable sending this message to you without
knowing truly if you will misunderstand the importance of this letter and
decides to go public. In this regards, I will not hold back to say that the
essence of this message is strictly for mutual benefit between you and I
and nothing more.

Meanwhile, could you send me an email confirming that you have visited the
site.

Best Regards
Gen.Ray.

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