419 scam: "Major Robert D. Brumfield"<bob777777@i12.com> Re: Greetings

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Major Robert D. Brumfield" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bob77777@i12.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 23:35:38 -0700
Subject: Re: Greetings

Hello,

RE: FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$15,000,000.00)

Please forgive me for the unofficial way of reaching you via email contacting is the only option left to me due to the doctor's report on my deteriorating health condition which raised a lot of worries regarding some amount of money I secured in Iraq worth the sum of fifteen Million United States Dollars (US$15,000,000.00)

For you to understand my plight better, let me start by introducing myself to you. My name is Major Robert D. Brumfield from Seattle, Washington U.S.A, and a member of the U.S. ARMY USARPAC Medical Team, which was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war in Iraq.

Presently I am disabled due to my bad experience and role which I played in the pursuit of my career serving under the U.S 1st Armored which was at the Fore-Front of the war in Iraq .Please find time to view the site below as it will be very useful for better understanding. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

Pease I need your concept to the claim of this fund as I am disable now and cannot entrust this funds to any member of my family or friends ,this is because I entrust US$7,000,000.00 to them while I was there and they useless it and my wife took my only daughter and ran after another man. I have decided to use 70% of this fifteen Million United States Dollars (US$15,000,000.00) to establish an Orphanage while 30% will be yours for assistance. Please if you indicate your interest kindly respond with your following information to enable me prepare a Power of Attorney to claim the funds from the vault:- 1. Your full names 2. Your full address 3. Your valid telephone number and Cell phone 4. Your age 5. Your occupation.

Best Regards

Major Robert D. Brumfield

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