419 scam: Mark Edwards <markedwards1111964@gmail.com> Re:United States Soldier:Afghanistan

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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:
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- sgtmarked@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Edwards <markedwards1111964@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sgtmarked@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 04:48:35 -0700
Subject: Re:United States Soldier:Afghanistan

Important offer
Good day,

Sgt Mark Edwards here,an American soldier serving in the 1st Armored
Division in Iraq,you understand our situation here being attacked by
insurgents.On the process, we secretly moved some amount of money that
was hidden in one of the Saddam Hussein's caves,which at the moment
not traceable.

Your kind assistance in receiving the Project funds will be
appreciated,for the purpose of investment.70% of the total will be set
aside for a good business Investment while an offer of 30% is made
available to you,hope you'll appreciate that.I'm not asking much but
rather a hand of assistance in moving the funds out of the London
security vaults where it's been deposited under a temporal immunity
coverage.

Iraq is a war zone and my life here cannot be predicted as anything
can happen at any time,so would not like to miss the chance of
completing the final process of the funds,which is a confirmation of
it at your receiving address.

A diplomatic courier will be an ideal plan for the shipping of the
package which is a silver box containing the treasures.Note that the
process would encounter no hitch as it is a risk free transaction and
has a diplomatic coverage so cannot be checked at any port of
Entry/Exit.If this offer is ok by you,then further details will be
sent to you,let me say that "TRUST" should be our major objective in
this venture,as you'll be in control of it all,until my mission is
completed.Can you be trusted?

Please reply to: sgtmarked@gmail.com

kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest.
Nice to meet you
From Iraq
Sgt. Mark Edwards

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