419 scam: Col Geoffrey Anthony <"usaarmy."@tulip.ocn.ne.jp> Sincerely, Col. Geoffrey Anthony

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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!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
- g.anthonyprivate11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Col Geoffrey Anthony <"usaarmy."@tulip.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "g.anthonyprivate11@gmail.com" <g.anthonyprivate11@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:07:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Sincerely, Col. Geoffrey Anthony

Dear Friend

I apologize for getting across to you on this matter through the email platform, this is the best that I can do given the circumstance around me at the moment. I am Col. Geoffrey Anthony with the U.S. Military Training Mission (USMTM) in Saudi Arabia. The anti-corruption committee formed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman effected a purge which has more than two hundred members of the Saudi business community and the Royal princes detained. An anti-corruption purge laced with a political undertone.
A senior Saudi Arabian Prince Miteb bin Abdullah was one of those arrested during the November 4 clamp-down, but after investigations and negotiations, he was released at the tail-end of November after agreeing to pay over $1 billion to settle corruption allegations against him.

In the course of my Military duties here in Riyadh, I come into daily contact with the Saudi Royal family, and Prince Miteb bin Abdullah was one of the Saudi interfaces I had to deal with on day-to-day basis. On his release from detention, he asked that I help him in getting some of his wealth to the U.S. in batches via undetectable channels. After critical considerations, I agreed to this and has already commenced with some trusted contacts I have back home.
Though this is very unusual, I request that you assist in receiving some of these batches which I started sending to the U.S. as personal cases through Military Diplomatic channels. Each batch is exactly eighteen million U.S.dollars, in hundred dollar bill. If you assist, you will be expected to receive and pay-in to certain U.S. accounts while keeping a portion for yourself. Check this website for clarity: https://www.vox.com/world/2017/11/17/16658142/saudi-arabia-prince-salman-corruption-oil-women-rights
This is risk-free and the process fully worked out.

If you are interested and can be trusted with a project of this nature, send an email to my personal email: g.anthonyprivate11@gmail.com indicating your interest. Please do not use my official email: g.anthony@usm.org. Also, include a telephone number I can reach you directly with.

Sincerely,
Col. Geoffrey Anthony
COS USMTM
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
DSN 318-448-6900
Tel: 011 966 1 478 1100

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