419 scam: "James L. Harp" <ayyaz1973@gmail.com> I Need Your Urgent 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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
- "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)
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.
- jamesharp333@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James L. Harp" <ayyaz1973@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesharp333@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 04:40:16 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Reply.....

Hello Dear,

Please with honest and trust I want you to make up your mind and help
me in this business deal, I assure you that you have nothing to lose,
Here is the little information about me. My name is General James L.
Harp and I am from hospitality state (Mississippi) United States of
America, a member of the American Army and also a American National
but present working here in US Army Camp Kabul Afghanistan.

The reason why I explained myself to you is to seek for your
assistance to enable me move the sun of $7 Million dollars to you
which we discovered here in Afghanistan in a trunk box. This money we
made it from the big amount of money we get during the time of our
strike on the Al-Qaeda strong hold in Afghanistan on Jul 31, 2013 and
right mow I have a short time to stay here in Kabul Afghanistan
because my assignment here will finish very very soon.

Please kindly email me back for more information at my private address
ID ( jamesharp333@hotmail.com ).

If you are interested to help me by working with me to receive this
parcel box, then when you receive the money you can take $2 Million
dollars for your personal use as your own share of the money for
helping me to receive the money, then you keep the remaining $5
Million Dollars to me as my own share of the money. Please promised
me that you will keep this matter top secret with you because of my
position in the Army and for security reason, nobody should know
about this only me and you as business partner.

Best Regards

General Harp
Email: jamesharp333@hotmail.com

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