419 scam: "Sgt Perry Johnson" <perryjohnson22@yahoo.cn> (no subject)

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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 united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "sgtperryjohnson11@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sgt Perry Johnson" <perryjohnson22@yahoo.cn> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sgtperryjohnson11@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 17:10:09 +0300 (EAT)
Subject:

Goodday,

My name is (Sgt Perry Johnson),I am an American soldier, serving in the
Military with the army's 3rd infantry division in iraq, and I am seeking
your kind assistance to move the sum of Twenty Five million United States
dollars ($25,000,000 MILLIONS US DOLLARS ) to you as far as I can be
assured that my share will be safe in your care Until i complete my
service here,Once the funds get to you,take your 30% out and keep our own
70%.. The only thing we require from you is just for you to help us find a
safe place where the funds can be sent to,if interested kindly reply me
for more details.

If you are interested kindly contact me via my private e-mail:
sgtperryjohnson11@yahoo.cn

I await yout swift reply.

Regards,
Sgt Perry Johnson

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