419 scam: "Mr. Richard Currier" <richardcurrier57@gmail.com> UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

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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.
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.
- +447031949292 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard Currier" <richardcurrier57@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officecoo5576@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:06:50 +0100
Subject: UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

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DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE
FUND CLEARING HOUSE LONDON

UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I am Richard Currier of the Debt Recovery committee (DRC). My committee has
the mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with contracts, lottery
fund, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $ 1M- $ 19.5m
owed to various beneficiaries across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa,
and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries to the
appointed official paying Banks for immediate payment of the fund.

In the course of our investigation, your email address / particulars were
listed among the first fifteen yet to be paid hence this email. However, we
received a petition yesterday from one Mrs.Christina Morgan that you are
dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash therefore that the fund
be paid to her as the heir apparent. She has submitted her Bank account
with FNB for the transfer of the fund to her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong beneficiary, I have
decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after
72 hours, it will be assumed the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true and the
fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars as stated
below and send immediately ,

1. Full Name: ____________________________
2. Address: ______________________________
3. Nationality: ____________ Sex___________
4. Date of Birth: ________
5. Occupation: ___________________________
6. Phone: _______ Fax: _____________________
7. State of Origin: _______ Country: _______

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Richard Currier.
Fund Clearing House London
+44 703 194 9292

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