419 scam: "MR. HUNG AU"<auhung46@yahoo.com> PROMPT RESPONSE

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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)
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "hung1953@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045757815 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. HUNG AU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hung1953@live.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:28:29 +0200
Subject: PROMPT RESPONSE

Dear Friend,

How are you today and your family?

I hope fine, I am Mr.HUNG AU

From Haledon, North West

London, here in

England. I work for NATWEST BANK PLC LONDON

. I am writing

you from my office, that will be

of an immense

benefit to both of us. In my

department, being the assistant

manager (Greater London Regional

Office, I discovered

an abandoned sum of $12.5 million

British Pounds (Twelve million five

hundred thousand GBP) in an

account that

belongs to one of our foreign

customer Late Mr. Thompson

Morrison American citizen who

unfortunately lost his life

in the plane crash of Alaska

Airlines Flight 261 which crashed

on January 31 2000, including his

wife and only

daughter.

The choice of contacting you is

aroused from the geographical

nature of where you live,

particularly due to the

senility of the transaction and

the confidentiality herein. Now

our bank has been waiting for any

of the relatives

to come-up for the claim but

nobody has done that. I personally

has been unsuccessful in locating

the relatives for

2 years now, I seek your consent

to present you as the next of

kin/Will Beneficiary to the

deceased so that the

proceeds of this account valued at

12.5 Million Pounds can be paid

to you.

This will be disbursed or shared

in these percentages, 60% to me

and 40% to you. I have secured all

necessary legal

documents that can be used to back

up this claim we are making. All

if need is to fill-in your names

to the

documents and legalize it in the

court here to prove you as the

legitimate beneficiary. All I

require now is your

honest Co-operation,

Confidentiality and Trust to

enable us sees this transaction

through. I guarantee you that

this will be executed under a

legitimate arrangement that will

protect you from any breach of the

law.Please,

provide me the following: as we

have 7 days to run it through.

This is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full: Name
2. Your: Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Age:
5. Core Job/ Occupation:
6. sex:

Having gone through a methodical

search, I decided to contact you

hoping that you will find this

proposal

interesting. Please on your

confirmation of this message and

indicating your interest, I will

furnish you with more

information. Endeavor to let me

know your decision rather than

keep me waiting.

Regards,
Mr.HUNG AU
+447045757815
hung1953@live.co.uk

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