419 scam: "Capt.Harold"<Harold@gmail.com> Reply

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- haroldblee@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt.Harold" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h_blee@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 11:11:47 +0100
Subject: Reply

Hello My Dear,

I am Capt.Harold B Lee, commanding the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Regiment(3/8) in Afghanistan. At this moment I want you to hold this top secret while helping me to secure the sum of $10,200,000 (ten million two hundred thousand united state dollars) which I recovered on our patrol in Garmis District, Helmand Province of Afghanistan.
I will be oblige to educate you more on this when i receive your reply to this email.
I will transfer the money to you where you will be the beneficiary, because I am a uniformed man and I cannot be parading such an amount so this is the reason why i need someone who will be a partner and also a representative, I am an American and an intelligence officer for that so I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic service I just need your acceptance and all is done.i will give you 30% and 70% is mine,i hope i am being fair on this deal.so that in the next few days as you accept the money will be with you.
get back to me with the below info for the transfer of the funds and verification of you as trust.
get back to me through this email(haroldblee@hotmail.com)

YOUR FULL NAME.........
YOUR FULL ADDRESS....................
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER.........
AGE.......
YOUR IDENTITY CARD...........

Thanks and God bless
Capt. Harold

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