419 scam: "GENERAL JOHN W NICHOLSON JR"<info@giga.ocn.ne.jp> Gen. John W. Nicholson

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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:
- "i want to solicit your attention" (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.
- genjwc99999@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "GENERAL JOHN W NICHOLSON JR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <genjwc99999@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 06:55:58 -0800
Subject: Gen. John W. Nicholson

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner. I found your contact particulars in an address journal and I find it pleasurable to
offer you my partnership in business. I only pray that this your email address is still valid. I want to solicit your attention to receive funds
on my behalf.

I am General John Nicholson,an officer in the US Army, I was moved to Afghanistan as new army General commander, i really need your help in
assisting me with the safe keeping of funds and to conceal this kind of money became a problem to me, so with the help of a German contact working here, and his office enjoys some immunity,
I was able to get the package out to a safe cation entirely out of trouble spot.

You will be rewarded handsomely if you could help me secure the funds until I conclude my service here. If you can be trusted, i will
explain further when i get a response from you. Kindly contact me this email address below: genjwc99999@yahoo.com

Please view this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spAf99R9yOk

God Bless America.

Gen. John W. Nicholson
Kabul Afghanistan
US ARMY

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