419 scam: SERGEANT ADAMS <captaincarlosbruno@gmail.com> VERY 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:

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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- sergeantadams30@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SERGEANT ADAMS <captaincarlosbruno@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sergeantadams30@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 22:44:06 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT

Dear Friend,

Permit me to introduce myself to you, I am a Special Sergeant Adams with
the United Nations troop Kabul Afghanistan on war against terrorism, Based
on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing
troops from Afghanistan come next year, I lost my Son and Wife to Covid-19

I have in my possession the sum of USD9.5Million Which I got from a crude
oil deal here in Afghanistan. I deposited this money with a Red Cross agent
informing him that we are making contact for my Next of Kin. And It is
under my power to approve whoever that I trust for this consignment. I want
to invest the money as soon as I am redeployed for a good business in the
Real Estate sector or Tourism Sector, anyway you will advise me on that
since I am not a business person. So I need someone I could trust, If you
accept, I will let you know of my plans for you to receive the money in
your country where you will be the beneficiary. I am a uniformed person and
I cannot be parading such an amount, so I need to present someone to stand
as the recipient. I am an American and an intelligence officer and for that
so I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through
diplomatic courier service. I just need your acceptance and all is done.

Please if you are interested in this transaction I will give you the
complete details that you need for us to carry out this transaction
successfully, I decided to find someone that is for real and not imaginary
and that is why I went to a secured web site, where I can be sure that the
person is real. I believe I can trust you. Where we are now we can only
communicate through our military communication facilities which is secured
so nobody can monitor our emails, then I can explain in detail to you will
only reach you through email, because our calls might be monitored but have
to be sure whom I am dealing with.
If you are interested please get back to me. I am out of our military
network and am writing from a fresh email account so if you are not
interested do not reply to this email and please delete this message, if no
response after 3days I will then search for someone else.

I wait for your contact details so we can go on. I will give you 40% of the
sum and 60% is for me. I hope I am fair on this deal?.

Get back to me with your full information:

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR FULL ADDRESS:
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
COPY OF ID:

Best regards,
Sergeant John Adams
USA ARMY
Email: sergeantadams30@gmail.com

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