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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: caroline bilma <carolinebilma@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:01:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: from mrs caroline.........


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I am confidentially relating to you alone with the belief that you will respond to me with greate trust and honesty with a view to help me urgently. I am however safe to inform you that I am Mrs.Caroline Bilma, the wife of late Major General Pakerson Bilma, the C.E.O Gulflink Oil Export company Ltd. He was killed recently by Islamic extremist for allegations that my husband revealed secret informations of IRAQ rebels activities to the UNITED STATES.

I am very sure, 100% sure my husband is innocent of all crimes and allegations imposed on him by the head of the Militants.He was given no chance to defend himself to the whole world and they killed him unjustly.I am so troubled and my spirit refuses to be at rest. The quick need for contacting you is because my husband has been killed unjustly and I am sure if we do not act fast, the leader of the Militant must come for our wealth and Millions of American Dollars will be seized. About ( $32,000,000,00 USD) thirty two Million U S Dollars,my husband has in his private vault has been successfully deposited with a security and finance firm.

I want you to help me in receiving this fund for investment purposes in your country,for the smooth success of this transfer of our funds overseas, for safe keeping and good investment,even an empty account could serve for this purpose. We only need a good,honest,trustworthy and highly confidential person who will stand as the beneficiary of this fund.

We agreed to offer 25% of the total sum to you, so that you can help us with 100% effort to arrange for a good offshore bank account for easy money transfer. We have also set aside 5% for the expences we may incure during the transfer. I want you to contact me as soon as possible by sending your (private telephone and fax number) for easy communication and full details through this email address.

I am looking trustily forward to receive good news from you. Thanks for your coooperation.

yours sincerely,
Mrs. Caroline Bilma.
On behalf of Bilma’s family.




























































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