419 scam: SGR BRYAN K MORGAN <user@bjnews.com.cn> YOUR HELP IS NEEDED URGENTLY

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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.
- sgrbryankmorgan1000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SGR BRYAN K MORGAN <user@bjnews.com.cn>
Reply-To: <bryanmorgan1980@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:48:07 +0100
Subject: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED URGENTLY

Attn:

My name is Bryan K. Morgan. I am a war veteran with the United Nations troop in Afghanistan on war against terrorism.I served in the 1st Armored Division in Kabul.Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Iraq,i have been redeployed to come and work in Kabul on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the United States and the European Union on the war against terrorism, i am a Former combat officer with the 101st Airborne Div. during the VietNam War. I commanded an SOG in nvm for 2 yrs.

On the other hand, I want to inform you that I and my partner (Trooper James Anthony Leverett) have the sum of 63 million USD, which we got from a crude oil deal in Iraq.

Before he was killed by an explosion while on a vehicle patrol team.Due to this incident,I want you to receive these funds on my behalf as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here(in Afghanistan) and come over to meet with you.Since we are working here on an Official capacity, I cannot keep these funds hence my contacting you.

I guarantee and ensure you that this is a risk free deal that you can rejoice it if you help me . and I want you to know that we have successfully moved these funds out to a safe security company that will deliver the fund with the help of a Red Cross agent. I just need your acceptance to receive these funds on my behalf,Since the death of my partner, my life is not guaranteed here anymore, so I have decided to share these funds with a reliable and trusted person than the funds being dumped at a great risk.

Finally,I want you to tell me how much you will take from this money for the assistance you will give to me. One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with anybody, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please and please destroy this message as any leakage of this information will be too bad for us as soldiers here in Afghanistan.I do not know how long we will remain here, and I have been shot, wounded and survived so many suicide bomb attacks thankfully, this and other reasons I will mention later have prompted me to reach out for help, I honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately, please contact me as soon as

possible on my e-mail address which is my only way of communication for now.i will provide my Id if needed.

Regards,

Bryan K. Morgan
sgrbryankmorgan1000@gmail.com

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