419 scam: "Capt.Ivan Castro"<uat.jack@forest.ocn.ne.jp> Greetings

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt.Ivan Castro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <captvancastro@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:55:42 +0200
Subject: Greetings

Greetings

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 at this time that
your address is still valid. I want to solicit your attention to
receive money and gold on my behalf.

I am Capt.Ivan Castro, an officer in the US Army,and also a West Point
Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 82nd Air Borne
Division Peace keeping force currently deployed in Afghanistan.

We were moved to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch just left,
and i really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of
money and gold and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for
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.

God Bless America.

Capt.Ivan Castro
Kabul Afghanistan
US ARMY

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