419 scam: "Mr Kirk Murdoch" <kirkmurdoch111@gmail.com> AttentionrificatieION REACHED AS REGARDS YOUR AWAITING FUND°ö9

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- kirkmurdoch2008@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Kirk Murdoch" <kirkmurdoch111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kirkmurdoch2008@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:22:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attention

Dear Friend,
With due respect to your person,I am Mr Kirk Murdoch. I kindly wish to ask
for your attention and consideration just for a while. I know this is
certainly not the appropriate channel to contact you but situation
necessitated This medium. However, I am sincerely sorry for any
inconveniences this may cause you. I am an attorney of here in Unite
Kingdom, and I have a business opportunity to propose to you which would
be of mutual benefit to both parties if carefully executed. I am an
attorney and personal friend to Colin Morley who died in the July 2005
London bomb blast. Colin Morley was a good client of mine, before he was
killed in the 2005 London bomb blast; he however has a deposit of forty
eight million doallrs ($48.550 Million USD)with the bank and his family
members are not aware of this particular account due to the perennial
crisis in his marital life. As his close confidant and an attorney, he
warned me on the implication of disclosing his account status to any
member of his family, For more details and confirmation please try and
visit this site below for clarification:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4741333.stm Based on the
afore-mentioned, I want you to join me in facilitating the claim of this
money for our own personal use.

All I need do is to present you as the partner and next of kin to the
deceased. The bank would transfer the funds to you as the beneficiary
.Please note the urgency in this transaction and a timely response is
required so that we can beat their deadline. Please have no fear for I
assure you that all relevant documents needed to make this deal
successful shall be forwarded to you as soon as I receive a positive
response from you. Note that we need joint effort to make this deal
successful. I believe strongly that if this deal is carefully executed,
it would be of great benefit to both of us. Waiting earnestly for your
response.

Reply me on:kirkmurdoch2008@gmail.com
Best regard,
Mr Kirk Murdoch

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