419 scam: "Mr. Hassan Koh"<varghesegeorge@umckuwait.com> INTERNATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE,

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- david.morgan542@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Hassan Koh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <david.morgan542@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:39:24 -0400
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE,

INTERNATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE,

OUR REF: 10667ADB

YOUR REF: 89007/2010

Good Day to you !!

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to you

if you are there to read this message.

I am Mr. Hassan Koh the Finance Director Of the Compensation Office North Carolina District.

There is presently a counter claims on your funds by one Mr. Joseph , who is presently

trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an

agreement with him, to help you in receiving your fund.He is also ready to pay for the

release charge of $290 USD on your funds which makes us want to make this last confirmation

before going ahead to pay this Mr.Joseph Wales.

Here comes the big question. Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of ( Mr. Joseph Wales )?

Thereby making him the current beneficiary the sum of $2,500,000.00 with the

following account details:? Mr. Joseph Wales , Acc/number: 6503809428. Routing number:122006743,

b/name: citi bank, address: new york ,usa, we shall proceed to issue all payments details

to the above named person if we do not hear from you within the next five working days.

Respond to this e-mail on ( david.morgan542@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall

give you further details on how your fund will be released. Just like i said ealier supposed

beneficiary Mr. Joseph is ready to pay the only release charge on your funds which is $290

USD,if we allow him pay this fee that authomatically makes him the owner and the money will

be transfered into his account so do respond to this message if you are alive so that we can

be sure of doing the right thing due to the hugh amount of money involved. Also call me as

soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Below again is My Contact Info:

Contact Agent Name: Mr. David Morgan

Email: ( david.morgan542@gmail.com )

If you are alive then i want you to email me and i will be giving you instructions on how to recieve

your funds.

Get back to me with the below informations so that i can inform you how you are to send the

only needed charge of $290 for the release of your funds which we told Mr. Joseph not to pay

yet untill nothing is heard from you in 5 working days which will make us believe that

truely you are no more and that Mr. Joseph Wales is right.

Regards,

Mr. Hassan Koh .

DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL

NEW YORK UNOIN CLEARING HOUSE

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