419 scam: "Eddie T."<et177211@gmail.com> KINDLY READ

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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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- tylere2644@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eddie T." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tylere2644@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 17:24:11 -0800
Subject: KINDLY READ

Hello.

Good day and how are you doing today, I hope you are doing well?

I am writing with regards to sincerely seek your assistance which will in the future, make us richer and get us together as good friends. I am a military officer with the United States troop in Iraq on war against terrorism. Based on the United States decisions for withdrawing troops from Iraq soonest, I have been listed for redeployment to your country's military base.

As it is, I have in my possession the sum of ($8,000,000-eight million USD) cash contained in a trunk box. This was part of the money recovered from one of our raids on terrorists here in Iraq this year. For more information, go through this news site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

I deposited this money with a Red Cross warehouse agent in absolute confidence. I did not let him know that the content in the box is money, so please note that.

So I need someone I can trust for this. If you accept and assure me of your trust and honesty, I have a sure means within the Red Cross diplomatic service through which I can move the money to your location, where you will be the beneficiary and believe me, there is no risk involved.

If you are interested in this transaction I will inform you on further details needed for us to carry out this deal successfully and you will take 30% of the funds for your share, and keep the rest for me until I arrive your country. I will appreciate if you respond me back with your full name, address and contact phone number through this my private email (tylere2644@gmail.com)

I decided to find someone that is real and not imaginary, that was why I contacted you. Where I am right now, we can only communicate through email which is more secured so that nobody can monitor this deal, and then I can explain in details to you. But even if you are not interested in this partnership, do me the favour of keeping this secret because it is very confidential.

Thanks so much.

Regards,
Eddie T.

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