419 scam: "Ms. Myriam Billens" <fbiinvestigationconsultantunit@gmail.com> Secret Message from Ms. Myriam Billens

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- myriam.billens@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Myriam Billens" <fbiinvestigationconsultantunit@gmail.com>
Reply-To: myriam.billens@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 06:32:00 -0700
Subject: Secret Message from Ms. Myriam Billens

IS ABOUT YOUR FUND IN CBN
Atten: Beneficiary

I know that you might be surprise on this mail, but I am telling you
the truth. I know that it is against my official duty to release
confidential information like this to an outsider. There is nothing I
can do to help you beside this.

What I want to tell you is about your fund with the Federal Government
of Nigeria, the President, Dr. Good-Luck Ebele Jonathan, has mapped
out $1.3 Billion to off-set Nigeria 's foreign debt, which includes;
over due contract payment, next of kin inheritance, lotto
beneficiaries and other payments. My main concern about this payment
is that the Government and her agencies are not sincere on this
payment; rather some government and bank officials have seen it as an
avenue to make extra money for them. Their plan is to secure approval
of these funds on creditors name and later divert it to another off
shore bank accounts for their personal benefits.

As I am writing this mail to you now, arrangements have been concluded
by the some top placed government officials and the Central Bank Of
Nigeria Governor Mr.Godwin Emefiele, to divert your approved part
payment of $8,500,000.00 (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars only) to another bank account. And they keep on
deceiving and frustrating you by demanding up-front payment from you,
if I tell you that they are using all these money to work against you
even during the active service of Mr.Sanusi Lamido, the CBN former
Governor, you might not believe it. But it is reality.

There is way I can assist you get your fund, it is risk but one have
to take it. What you have to do now is to get back to me as soon as
you get this mail with these details; your private telephone number,
your banking details where you would like your fund to be transferred
into, your fund details and contact address. I need these details as
soon as you get this mail so that I can make the transfer without
further delay

Get back to me as soon as you get this mail with your details here is
my email address: myriam.billens@gmail.com

Treat this ASAP

Ms. Myriam Billens

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