419 scam: "Capt Joseph D. Porter" <mrstaibarehan@gmail.com> Did you receive my email?

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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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt Joseph D. Porter" <mrstaibarehan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joe917108@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:59:04 +0100
Subject: Did you receive my email?

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Hello Friend,

Greetings to you my friend, this letter might surprise you because we
have not met neither in person nor by correspondence. I am Capt.
Joseph Porter, US Army previously served in the Military keeping force
in Baghdad-Iraq and Kabul-Afghanistan. I am presently one of the
troops that had been withdrawn from Afghanistan to Syria. I want to
solicit your attention to receive two trunk boxes on my behalf until
I'm back from this war zone, I believe you can be trusted.

As soon as you get back to me i will give you more details on how we
are going to execute this deal without any breach of law.

Thanks for your acceptance, God bless you and America!!

Best Regards,
Capt. Joseph
U.S ARMY.

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