419 scam: "Mrs. Stella Barse Wilmer"<brsewilmer@gmail.com> Finance and Bank Deal

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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.
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:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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 next of kin scam.
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.
- sbarsewilmer@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Stella Barse Wilmer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sbarsewilmer@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 11:38:27 -0700
Subject: Finance and Bank Deal

_{Good Day,}

_{Consider my letter as a breakthrough and lets work to actualise it.}

_{I was just looking through the profiles of some names in the Internet before I came through your Contact information.}

_{I am Mr. Mrs. Stella Marine expert accountant and head of the accounting department of First National and Trust Bank London.}

_{I have a proposal urgent and very confidential business to make with you, In January 2008 a petroleum Consultant Brazilian has opened an account with a value of ?15,342,500 (Fifteen million three hundred and forty two thousand five British pounds)}

_{We have been notified the depositary of the fund to our bank died of cancer since December 2008 and after investigation I discovered that he had died without making a will and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.}

_{After study of all the parameters in this case, I contacted that i could dispose of these funds without problem and the transfer to a foreign country in any legality and this i will need the help of a partner living outside of my country.}

_{For that, I am prepared to give you 40% of these funds and the rest will be for me and after your response, I will give you more details and documents to help you understand this transaction.}

_{Waiting for your reply I wish you a good day.}

_{Email: sbarsewilmer@gmail.com}

_Cordially,

_{Mrs. Stella Barse Wilmer.}

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