419 scam: "John Kaptan"<qxdr@asm.snapwet.com> Merhaba.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "your country for safe keeping" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Kaptan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usairiq@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:46:09 -0700
Subject: Merhaba.

Sevgili arkadasim,
Benim adim Bay John, araciligiyla irtibat
kurdum.irak ulkenizdeki ticaret rehberi burada,
Sizin icin bir is teklifim var; bu,
milyonlarca dolari bulan buyuk miktarda para
iceren, ulkemize tasimak veya tasimak istedigim,
guvenli bir sekilde korunmasi ve yatirim icin ortaklik
olarak tasinmasini gerektiren bir is teklifim var,
lutfen bu bir spam degil,
ikimizden fayda saglayacak gercek bir is.
Lutfen bunu bana geri donmek icin mumkun
oldugunca cabuk deneyin.
Nihayet cevap verdiginizde size daha fazla
aciklayacagim.
Saygilarimla,
John
..............................................
Dear Friend,
My name is Mr John, I got your contact through
your country business directory here in iraq,
I have a business proposal for you which
involves a huge amount of money that run
into millions of US dollars that I want
to move or transfer to your country for
safe keeping and investment as partnership,
please this is not a spam, its a real
business that will benefit both of us.
Please try as much as possible to get
back to me on this,
I will explain more to you when you
finally respond.
Yours truly,
John

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