419 scam: "trillane@cantv.net" <trillane@cantv.net> Hello friend

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- atrillanes21@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "trillane@cantv.net" <trillane@cantv.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:31 -0430
Subject: Hello friend

Hello friend,

I am Antonia Trillanes, a native of Filipina nationality, I am a 27yrs old single lady. I am the younger sister of senator Antonio Fuentes Trillanes known as Sonny, who was arrested and since detained by the government forces on the 29th day of November 2007. You may wish to be updated with more details by going through ht tp://www.gmanews.tv/story/29502/Antonio-Fuentes-Trillanes-IV.FYI.

Senator Antonio has mandated me as his closest confidant to help him arrange for a reliable person abroad who can help us claim some funds he deposited with a storage company in Germany, to enable him have money to pay the amount the Chief Judge in charge of his case is demanding to set him free.

Please do not call the office of my brother for an essencial security of this movement. I give you all these information for you to know the urgency of needing your assistance. I want you please to keep every information you receive from me very confidential to avoid any mistakes. I mean, it has not been quite long, I was also arrested along with my brother. Now I have been released and I am under security watch by the present government of Madam Gloria Arroyo.

All I want from you is to assist me make claims of the funds from the storage company. The Amount being deposited is $14 million dollars as i was told by Sonny. All I want from you is honesty and sincerity, as soon as this money is claimed by you.

Get back through this alternative email address (atrillanes21@yahoo.com.ph) for more details, if you are truely willing to help.

I will advise you on how to wire some money to me here in Philippine to enable me pay the chief judge for his demand in getting my brother out of prison and then fly over to meet you.

Antonia Trillanes

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