419 scam: "Corporal Amanda Cox"<trong.spt@sprintavn.com> Re:A Veteran Need's Your Help Please.

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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:
- "i want to solicit your attention" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Corporal Amanda Cox" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wgr1968@asylum.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 06:20:12 -0600
Subject: Re:A Veteran Need's Your Help Please.

Hello,

Happy new year before i proceed,I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner.

I found you listed in your email Database and I find it pleasurable to offer you my

partnership in business. I only pray at this time that your address is

still valid. I want to solicit your attention to receive funds on my

behalf.

I am Corporal Amanda Cox,a Corporal in the US Army,and presently serving

in the U.S Military Peace keeping force,currently deployed in Afghanistan.

We were moved to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch just left, and i

really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of my funds.

Worth $3.9 million USD I hope you can be trusted? Right now i am injured

Receiving treatment here in Afghanistan.

You will be rewarded handsomely if you could help me secure the funds

until I conclude my service here. If you can be trusted, i will explain

further when i get a response from you. Please i want you to know that

this fund is deposited with a private security finance firm in Thailand.

Note: You can go through the website to understand a little bit of what am

emphasizing:

See website: http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1103032.html

God Bless America, More Power.

Corporal Amanda Cox

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