419 scam: "ltg Michael Dubie"<michaeldubie03@gmail.com> Please Confirm Now

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ltg Michael Dubie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaeldubie32@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:32:06 -0800
Subject: Please Confirm Now

Good Day,
My name is ltg Michael Dubie, am an American soldier, I am serving in the
military of the 1st Armored Division Syria, as you know we are being
attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs.
We managed to move funds belonging to Hamid Karzai's family in 2020.
The total amount is US$50 Million United States Dollars in cash, mostly 100
Dollar bills,this money has been kept somewhere outside syria for sometime but
with the proposed troop reduction by President Biden, we are afraid that the
money will be discovered hence we want to move this money to you for safe
keeping pending the completion of our assignment here.That is why i came to
London to make arrangement.
We are ready to compensate you with good percentage of the funds, No strings
attached, just for you to help us move it out of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is a war zone, so we plan on using diplomatic means in shipping the
money out as military cargo using diplomatic immunity. if you are interested, I
will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can
trust and that will assist us.Cani trust you? When you receive this letter,
kindly send an E-mail to Signifying your interest by sending the required details below:

FULL NAMES..
CONTACT ADDRESS..
TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX..
OCCUPATION...

Note This is 100% risk free.
With regards from,
ltg Michael Dubie

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