419 scam: "Col. Thad W. Hill" <sillhillon@outlook.com> Waiting for your quick reply

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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:
- "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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "sillhillon@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Col. Thad W. Hill" <sillhillon@outlook.com>
Reply-To: shell-grants@blumail.org
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:23:00 +0530
Subject: Waiting for your quick reply

Greetings,

May the peace of God be upon you and your family !

I am Colonel Sill W. Hill, Commanded_3-124_IN,_Iraq American group of combatant Soldier, left behind in Iraq for advisory and assistance to Iraqi Forces after the Handing over to Iraq Peace Keeping Force. During my services, I was able to secure Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar ($3.5 million U.S Dollars) which is my own share of the money we shared among ourselves that belongs to Saddam Hussein and his regime leaders that fleeing during the raid that killed them and later hanging of Saddam Hussein. I have carefully arranged the said fund in a military consignment trunk box to be shipped out.

Could you be trusted? , Can you help me keep this box till I am back from the Camp in Baghdad Iraq in April 2015, since Our Final Troops is leaving Iraq 2015 June. I will only highlight you more on this issue when I hear from you. Remember it has been in a hidden place since then but due to recent fight in Iraq against militant which make Iraq and Syria border porous, am ready to move it to your country through the border immediately.

You will find the story of this money on the web address below. After we have submitted the remaining part, please tell me how much is the ($3.5 million U.S Dollars) in your local country currency? Am not afraid of anything because as a soldier,

Copy and paste in on your browser: Middle East | US soldiers find Iraqi cash fortune

Please kindly keep this transaction Confidential because I am still serving in the Military camp in Baghdad Iraq. Kindly get back to me with

1. Your direct contact details (residential/official addresses)
2. The details of the nearest airport to your destination
3. Scanned copy of your recent picture or your international passport or Driver's license.
4. Your Direct Phone number (For Easy Communication)
5. Age
6. Occupation

For easy communication also you will take 50% while I take 50% of the money...

Col. Thad W. Hill
Email: sillhillon@outlook.com

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