419 scam: "Ivan Todd" <info@lee.org> Re:Confirmation Letter !!!

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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:

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)
- "million us 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.
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.
- col.ivantodd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ivan Todd" <info@lee.org>
Reply-To: toddivan031@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 03:55:10 -0700
Subject: Re:Confirmation Letter !!!

Dear Friend ,

Due to lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online busines=
s that are real because of fear of dealing with wrong person,i want to tell=
you that this mail is not one of them ,can i trust you also to do this Bus=
iness? Please i want you to read this message carefully and i will give you=
all proof that will show you am real.How are you doing ? Please carefully =
read my mail.Am Ivan Todd , 45 years old , from Austin Texas, United States=
of America but I lived in the Military Cantonment in Houston Texas , I com=
pleted my training program and physical education course at Fort bliss comm=
and Virginia US. Am 2nd lieutenant and Protocol officer. Am well trained co=
mbat and infantry. I had a tough childhood. I lost my parents when I was ve=
ry little, and am the only son and only child. I never knew my real parents=
or any relation because my Parents nationalized in USA . I was adopted by=
Mr Eugene Lee Scott , and his wife Rose , may their soul rest in peace ame=
n .They are also dead.

Am on Peace keeping force deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan from Iraq. Can you=
be trusted?

If you are current,you might hear the world braking news in Iraq some time =
ego,about the USA ARMY stormed a place and make this discovery which was ha=
nded over to the USA heads,till today no body gave account of it.

You can read more about what am telling you to be sure : =

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm

I have to attach my Pictures to proof what am about to tell you, please kee=
p everything secrete . Last time we went for inspection in terrorist hid ou=
t,we discover bags fill with US DOLLARS and other currency,me and my group =
returned it back to the base camp,our heads,told us that they will report i=
t to the proper office for investigation and up to date we did not hear any=
thing about the money again,and i feel they must have shared it among them=
selves,so after the next day i went to take records of other items in the =
trucks discovered from the terrorist hid out,i notice their was another bag=
right inside they Truck tanker side,i said glory be to God,i took the bag,=
and hid it in a safe place,after some couple of days, i decided to count t=
he money in my room it was huge amount $ 12.6 Million US Dollars, i smiled.

If you will assure me, honesty,sincerity , i will make plans how to move it=
out from Afghanistan to your address as a Military family valuable , which=
i will obtain (M.N.I.F.V.T) Military Non Inspection Family Valuable Tag w=
ith UN Tag and tag on the box for delivery to avoid any body to open it,as =
far as it have the UN Tag and Military Non Inspection Family Valuable Tag.=
When it get to your address. You will take $ 5 Million US Dollars and keep=
$ 7.6 Million US Dollars till i pull out.

If you are interested and assure me your Sincerity,get back to me.

I await for your immediate reply to enable us proceed.

Forward all reply to my Private email address: col.ivantodd@gmail.com

Respectfully,
Col.Ivan Todd

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