419 scam: "Ivan Todd" <info@lee.org> Confirmation Letter from United States of America ------!!!!

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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: REPLY TO THIS MAIL : col.ivantodd@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:46:44 -0700
Subject: Confirmation Letter from United States of America ------!!!!

Dear Friend ,

Due to lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online
business 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 Business? 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 completed my training program and physical education course at
Fort bliss command Virginia US. Am 2nd lieutenant and Protocol officer. Am
well trained combat and infantry. I had a tough childhood. I lost my
parents when I was very 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 amen .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
handed over to the USA heads,till today no body gave account of it.

You can read more about it here:

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
keep everything secrete . Last time we went for inspection in terrorist
hid out,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 it 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 the 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 with 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
on my private email : col.ivantodd@gmail.com

I await for your immediate reply to enable us proceed.

Respectfully,
Col.Ivan Todd

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