419 scam: "COLONEL FRANK MILLER"<colonelfrank.miller91@yahoo.com> CAN I TRUST YOU

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- colonelfrankm@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COLONEL FRANK MILLER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <colonelfrankm@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 05:03:36 -0500
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU

Hello,

Complement of the season and hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New year celebration, we give

all glory to most high God for this grate opportunity we have.

My name is Col Frank Miller. I am an American soldier (USF-I) Serving in the military with the 1st Armored Division in Iraq.

As you know we are being attacked everyday by insurgents, car/suicide bombers in Iraq.

I have about $1,000,000 US dollars that i want to move out of the country. I need a good partner out there,

someone that can receive the funds on my behalf. It is oil money and very legal. The most important thing is

your reliability and trust issues involved in this transaction so i very much hope i can trust you.

Once the funds get to you, simply take out 20% as your share and keep the remaining 80% for us. Your own

part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to, mine is sending it to you safely.

Also you can view this Link for proper verification

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

If you are interested I will furnish you with more details upon receipt of your response and contact details.

But I can assure you the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times.

I look forward to your reply and co-operation. I have kept this money

for so long but right now the President of the United States Wants to pull us out so I must have this cash

out immediately.

Provide to me the below details!

Name....
Address...
Mobile No..

Yours sincerely,
Col Frank Miller
US Military Ba'qubah
colonelfrankm@yahoo.com

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