419 scam: "Sgt.Aubrey McDade Jr."<sgtaubrey@ahlawy.com> I need your assistance

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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:
- "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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sgt.Aubrey McDade Jr." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crystaljohnson10@live.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 05:33:23 +0200
Subject: I need your assistance

Hello,

This may rather come to you as a surprise or may not but I sincerely beg you if by any reasons you reject to assist me on this, please destroy this mail as any leakages will be bad for me over here.

I will start by introducing myself; my name is Sgt.Aubrey McDade Jr I am in 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Baghdad Iraq But now i have been posted to Paris Island as a Drill instructor. I will need your assistance to take care of some financial matters. I have ($4.4Million US dollars) that I successfully moved out of the country through diplomatic dispatch. I need a good partner someone I can trust. and you will be adequately compensated for rendering this assistance.

Please read through this link:
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12156&printsafe=1

But the whole process is simple and we must keep it confidential.
I looking forward to your reply and co-operation, and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your co-operation waiting for your urgent response.

I will need your word of honor that you will keep my identity and other information's regarding this project to yourself and you will also try to adhere to the terms we will agree on, especially the safety of the part of resources that I will call my share, after you have taken the figures we will agree on as your share.
I await your urgent e-mail so we can discuss more.

Regards,

Sgt.Aubrey McDade Jr

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