419 scam: "John Clifford"<yanfengrong@mediaasia.com> Re : 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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- jclif10435503@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Clifford"<yanfengrong@mediaasia.com>
Reply-To: jclif10435503@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:59:28 -0400
Subject: Re : Confirmation Letter from United States of America !!!!!!

Dear Friend,

Due to a lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online busi=
ness that is real because of fear of dealing with the wrong people, I want =
to tell you that this mail is not one of them, can I trust you also to do t=
his Business? Trust you are doing good? Please carefully read my mail, and=
I will give you prove that will show you reality of myself. Am John Cliffo=
rd, 47 years old, from Austin Texas, United States of America I lived in th=
e Military Cantonment in Houston Texas, I completed my training program and=
physical education course at Fort bliss, command Texas United State of Ame=
rica. It is the largest installation in FORSCOM United State Army forces co=
mmand and second largest in the Army overall. I am a 2nd lieutenant and Pro=
tocol officer. Am well trained in combat and infantry. I had a tough childh=
ood. I lost my parents when I was very little, and am the only son and only=
child.

Am on Peace keeping force deployed to Syria . Can you be trusted ? If you a=
re current, you might have heard the world breaking news in Iraq some time =
ago, about the US ARMY stormed a place and made this discovery which was ha=
nded over to the USA heads, till today nobody gave account of it, similar t=
hing just happen on our duty .

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 prove what I am about to tell you, please =
keep everything secret. Last time we went for inspection in terrorist hid o=
ut, we discover bags fill with US DOLLARS and other currency, me and my gro=
up returned it back to the base camp, our heads, told us that they will rep=
ort it to the proper office for investigation and up to date we did not hea=
r anything about the money again, and I feel they must have shared it among=
themother items in the trucks discovered from the terrorist hid out, I not=
iced there was another bag right inside the Truck tanker side, I said glory=
be to God, I took the bag, and hid it in a safe place, after some couple o=
f days, I decided to count the money in my room it was huge amount $ 12.6 M=
illion US Dollars, I decided not to take the money to the bass office as I =
know that the superiors will share it themselves as well. Now my consign is=
your trust, can I rely on you? If you will assure me, your honesty, sincer=
ity, I will make plans how to move it out from Syria to your address as a M=
ilitary family valuable, which I will obtain the documents with Tag, accomp=
anied with the United Nation Tag (UN) Tag=E2=80=9D to cover it up as Milita=
ry Non Inspection Family Valuable Tag (M.N.I.F.V.T). With this document and=
the tags on the box no authority, person or persons will tamper to open th=
e box. The arrival of the consignment box to your address is 100% assured.

Once again please keep this very confidential, and if you are interested an=
d assure me your Sincerity.

PLEASE FORWARD ALL REPLY TO : jclif10435503@gmail.com

I await your immediate response to enable us proceed.

Respectfully,
John Clifford

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