419 scam: "amy" <amy@cardiff.com.hk> WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU

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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.
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.
- jonesdavidp2008@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "amy" <amy@cardiff.com.hk>
Reply-To: <jonesdavidp2008@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:19:23 +0800
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU

REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY

My name is 2nd LT. David Jones, a member of the U.S. army Medical Team, which was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war in Iraq. I would like to share some highly personal classified information about my personal experience and role which I played in the pursuit of my career serving under the U.S 1st Armored which was at the fore-front of the war in Iraq.

I would hold back certain information for security reasons for now until you have found the time to visit the BBC website stated below to enable you have an insight into what I intend sharing with you, believing that it would be of your desired interest one-way or the other.

The amount involved is $100million out which i got a share of $45.5million, which was quickly transferred for me to the AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA, GUANGZHOU PROVINCIAL HEADQUARTERS, by one of our highly placed commander, but now that we are about leaving Iraq, I will appreciate if you will be my partner to assist me receive this fund in your state or country for a purposeful investment under your guidance.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
Get back to me having visited the above website to enable us discuss in a more clarifying manner to the best of your understanding. I will be vivid and coherent in my next message in this regards, meanwhile, if you accept my proposal, we shall share the fund to the ratio of (60/40%).

Can you send me an email confirming that you have visited the site and that you have understood my intentions and has accepted to be my partner/beneficiary in this investment/opportunity?

I will await your positive response via my personal email. jonesdavidp2008@yahoo.com.cn

Thanks,
Best Regards
2nd Lt. David Jones

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