419 scam: "General John W. Nicholson Jr."<"www."@proof.ocn.ne.jp> I need Your Sincerity and Honesty

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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:

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:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "General John W. Nicholson Jr." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnnicholsonjr@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:44:34 -0700
Subject: I need Your Sincerity and Honesty

Hello friend

Note: However, if this business proposal offends your moral ethics do accept my sincere apology, if on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to me with your interest for further details.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you: I am Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr. I am the commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) in collaboration with the Special N.A.T.O coalition force with the United Nation troops in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I know that it may surprise you receiving this email from me since there was no previous correspondence between us. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal which I believe that will be a very good opportunity for both of us, so I decided to contact you on the business.

Kindly get back to me and I shall provide you with more details about the transaction; also you should understand that this should be kept very confidential.

Yours Serving Friend
Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr.

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