419 scam: John whyte <"SJW."@samba.ocn.ne.jp> Attn Dear;

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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.

Fraud email example:

From: John whyte <"SJW."@samba.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: John whyte <johnwhyte62@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 04:01:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn Dear;

Dear

This message may come to you as a surprise but i want you to patiently read my proposal and respond back to me for more details if interested. My name is Sergeant John whyte, I am a Sergeant in United States Army but currently in Afghanistan for a peace keeping . I humbly need your assistance in a transaction which i will need a trusted person that will handle with me, I got an urgent information from a security company in Benin Republic were i deposited my package few years ago and according to the information i got from the company , they notified me that the government of Benin has issued urgent approval to all security companies in Benin to release and deliver every financial packages that has been deposited in their company for a period of 6 years.

I have inside the package 15 kg gold bar with cash sum of One Million United states Dollars dollars ( $1,000.000.00), The money and the gold bar was given to me by a Libya government official as a compensation reward for my military services during a peacekeeping mission in Libya in the year 2011 during the ousted of former Libya president Mammar Gadaffi. I deposited the money and gold bar inform of a package at Eco Trust guard security company Benin for safe keeping because it's against our military laws to carry such package while on a military mission.

Now the company has contacted me regarding the urgent delivery approval they received from the Benin government to deliver any foreign financial items that has been in their company custody for a period of 6 years and for this reason the company required me to provide home address or recipient information where they will deliver the package on my behalf to avoid confiscation by the government of Benin, but unfortunately i will not be able to receive the package here in Afghanistan due to the war and my mission as well as our military rules while on peace keeping mission.

I was able to contact you through a search i made and l required your help and personal assistance to receive the package from the company on my behalf while I will come to meet you in your country after you have receive the package from the company. Please you should respond to me as soon as you receive this message for more details.

Yours Sincerely,
Sergeant John whyte.

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