419 scam: "John Clifford" <info@email.org> (( URGENT REPLY NEEDED ))) Confirmation Letter from United States of America<br> !

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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)
- "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.
- walter.cz@volny.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Clifford" <info@email.org>
Reply-To: walter.cz@volny.cz
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:40:19 -0700
Subject: (( URGENT REPLY NEEDED ))) Confirmation Letter from United States of America
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Dear Friend,
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Due to a lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online busines=
s 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 this=
Business? Trust you are doing good? Stay proud!!! Stay safe!!!, take all p=
recautions matures to avoid COVID 19 infection. Please carefully read my ma=
il, and I will give you prove that will show you reality of myself. Am John=
Clifford, 47 years old, from Austin Texas, United States of America I live=
d in the Military Cantonment in Houston Texas, I completed my training prog=
ram and physical education course at Fort bliss, command Texas United State=
of America. It is the largest installation in FORSCOM United State Army fo=
rces command and second largest in the Army overall. I am a 2nd lieutenant =
and Protocol officer. Am well trained in combat and infantry. I had a tough=
childhood. I lost my parents when I was very little, and am the only son a=
nd only child.
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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 .
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You can read more about it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/296=
7029.stm
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I have to attach my Pictures to prove what I am about to tell you, please k=
eep everything secret. Last time we went for inspection in terrorist hid ou=
t, we discover bags fill with US DOLLARS and other currency, me and my grou=
p returned it back to the base camp, our heads, told us that they will repo=
rt it to the proper office for investigation and up to date we did not hear=
anything about the money again, and I feel they must have shared it among =
themselves.
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After the next day I went to take records of other items in the trucks disc=
overed from the terrorist hid out, I noticed there was another bag right in=
side the 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 mone=
y in my room it was huge amount $ 12.6 Million 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, sincerity, I will make plans how to move =
it out from Syria to your address as a Military family valuable, which I wi=
ll obtain the documents with Tag, accompanied with the United Nation Tag (U=
N) Tag=E2=80=9D to cover it up as Military Non Inspection Family Valuable T=
ag (M.N.I.F.V.T). With this document and the tags on the box no authority, =
person or persons will tamper to open the box. The arrival of the consignme=
nt box to your address is 100% assured.
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Once again please keep this very confidential, and if you are interested an=
d assure me your Sincerity.
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I await your immediate response to enable us proceed.
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FORWARD A COPY OF YOUR EMAIL HERE : walter.cz@volny.cz
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Respectfully,
John Clifford.=

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