419 scam: abrahamgracia992@yahoo.com Compliments of the season

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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 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)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: abrahamgracia992@yahoo.com
Reply-To: abrahamgracia131@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:03:28 +0530
Subject: Compliments of the season

Hello friend,

My name is captain Gracia .H. Abraham , I am in the United Nations Engineering military camp unit in Kabul Afghanistan. Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, I have been redeployed to come and work in your country on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) . I have the sum of 15.75 million dollars which I made from crude oil business i did in Afghanistan. I need a good partner, someone I can trust and have faith in to receive this fun for an investment. Basically since I am working for the government, I cannot keep these funds, but I want to transfer and move these fund to you so that you can keep it for me in your safe account or an offshore account but I am moving it through Diplomatic means or a bank of your choice using Diplomatic Courier Service due to Afghanistan banking policies and you will get the fund in less than 5 working days .All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this Deal through.

The relevant question i want to ask is can I trust you? Are a man who can stand by your words and a man who have the mind to practice business policies without any atom of betrayal? if the answer to my questions is yes then we can make these business deal a success . You will take 40% of the total money as a compensation for your sincere and trustworthy help and 60% for me ,Once the funds get to you.

Your role in these business deal is to find a safe place where the funds will be and be safe,while my part is to make sure that these will arrive to your country successfully. If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to me with your contact details and indication of interest so that I can advice or intimate you on this regard.

Best Regards,
Engr Gracia .H.Abraham.

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