419 scam: "Sgt. Monica Lin Brown" <user@visser.co.za> ASSISTANCE NEEDED URGENTLY PLEASE 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "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)
- "consignment " (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)
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.
- sgt.monicalinbrown@linuxmail.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sgt. Monica Lin Brown" <user@visser.co.za>
Reply-To: sgt.monicalinbrown122@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 07:06:56 -0300
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED URGENTLY PLEASE REPLY...

My Dear Friend,

Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making you this offer as it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving US$120M. This fund has been stashed out of the sudden military search i and my team conducted.

The funds have been decided to be divided among ourselves and the operation was carried out by me the leader of my team and discussions and meeting have been going on now for weeks and we have all agreed to share the funds and the US government is against such business deal, so am contacting you, If you are interested to assist me in this regards, needless to say that I will compensate you handsomely. i am presently in Afghanistan,my own share of the money is $26.5 million Dollars.

I need to know you well and trust you to assist me in receiving this fund from the diplomatic company in London where the United Nation deposited my consignment trunk box as a family treasure because i don't want the united nation officers or the diplomatic company in London to understand that it's fund that is inside the 2 metabolic trunk box, that have code numbers.

All arrangement to bring out the consignment boxes from London has being concluded with a United Nations diplomat agent officer in charge. All I want you to do is to receive the fund since I cannot receive it directly due to my status and duty. I am offering you 30% of the total sum for your assistant, 5% will be for expenses encored during the transaction,your own part is to stand as my beneficiary to receive the fund in your custody before our meeting when am out from the camp here in Kabul, I will furnish you with more details.

But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times, one other thing I would like to assure you is that there is no risk involve in this deal, all you have to do is follow the instructions given to you, I look forward to hearing from you soon, please get back to me via my private Email (sgt.monicalinbrown@linuxmail.org) for further directives.

Thanks for your understanding,
Sgt Monica Lin Brown

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