419 scam: "Esther Killam" <sgt.brooksfitte@gmail.com> From : Sgt.Brooks Fitte-------Funds Investments

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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:
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "@diplomats.com" ("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.
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.
- sgt.brooksfitte@diplomats.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Esther Killam" <sgt.brooksfitte@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sgt.brooksfitte@diplomats.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 07:56:06 -0700
Subject: From : Sgt.Brooks Fitte-------Funds Investments

My name is Sgt.Brooks Fitte . I am an American soldier presently on active service with Squadron battalion here in Afghanistan. I served with the Third Infantry Division in Iraq since 2003, before thousand of my lucky colleagues were pulled out in August last year, leaving my superior and myself among the unlucky ones drafted to Afghanistan where I am serving presently. During my call to duty in Iraq, my superior and I moved US$25 million ( Twenty Five Million US dollars) being part of funds recovered from late Saddam Hussein during a search in one of his palaces in 2003. Through the assistance of a Senior Red Cross Delegate to Iraq, this fund has been safely moved out of Iraq and currently deposited in a secured financial institution .

Basically, since my superior and I are not among thousands of our colleagues that were withdrawn in August, we cannot continue to keep these funds in the financial institution for as long as we remain here. Hence my superior officer has authorized me to look for a reliable and trustworthy person that could assist us to retrieve these funds from the financial institution for investment.

Once you retrieve the funds, we shall disburse it in three proportions: you will have 30% and I will have 30%, while my superior officer will have 35%. 5% will be set aside to offset all expenses that may be incurred in the process of retrieving the funds. For security reasons, this transaction must be kept very secret, and should not be disclosed to anyone else. As long as you follow my instructions, I can assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. Due to the call of my duty here and the secret nature of this transaction, I would prefer you communicate to me through email: sgt.brooksfitte@diplomats.com

If you find my proposal interesting, reply this mail so I could send you more details.
Strictly contact me on my private e-mail : sgt.brooksfitte@diplomats.com
Respectfully submitted.

Sgt.Brooks Fitte
Squadron Battalion,
US Army Base, Afghanistan

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