419 scam: "PHNOM PENH AIRPORT CAMBODIA"<vladimir_s@ukrpost.net> ABOUT THE US ARMY IN IRAQ ( URGENT INFORMATION )

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "PHNOM PENH AIRPORT CAMBODIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yasbrahim@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 13:08:56 +0800
Subject: ABOUT THE US ARMY IN IRAQ ( URGENT INFORMATION )

Hello my dear Friend,

Greetings to you and your family, as you take time to read my email carefully for your understanding. My name is Rahim Bin Md, a Malaysia working in Iraq, I and Col. Robert Lewis Howard take time to took time to find your contact information through his connections as a retire US Army for an important and urgent transaction which is a life time opportunity, but unfortunately he died last December 23rd 2009 of cancer.

You can find more on his obituary and death by browsing through this Link. http://rlhtribute.com and http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/us/25howard.html

Col. Robert Howard, an America Soldier, visited the military of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Patrols Tal Afar, in Iraq before he died last year. I personally contacted you because of an urgent pull out of the US Army from Iraq as announced by President Barrack Obama. Col. Robert, seek my assistance to help him receive one consignment trunk box worth millions of United States Dollars in 100 bills note, and it was certainly clear that this fund belongs to Saddam Hussein. This one trunk box was successfully moved and kept in a Private Security Company, Kindly browse this link for more information. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

Kindly revert back to me, and indicate your interest to work hand in hand to ensure the success of this transaction, as we shall discuss the sharing modalities in our further communications.

Thanks and God bless.

Rahim Bin Md.

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