419 scam: christopher hill <goffic@tim.it> DEAR FRIEND NEXT OF KIN , LET ME HEAR FROM YOU URGENT

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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:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand great 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)
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.
- christopherhillchris@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: christopher hill <goffic@tim.it>
Reply-To: christopherhillchris@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 13:21:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND NEXT OF KIN , LET ME HEAR FROM YOU URGENT

I am Mr. Christopher Hill, from North West London, England. I work with hsbc
bank London .Am writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit
to both of us. In my department, being the vice chairman and also a member of
the Audit Committee, I discovered an abandoned sum of Â£ 13.5Million (Thirteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers who died on heart-attack while driving it was
due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on
the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
during their holiday there.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the
geographical nature of where you live, particularly
due to the sensitivity of the transaction. And the confidentiality herein.
Right now, the fund is lying unclaimed in our Bank and there is no next of kin
mentioned in his file and the bank has been unsuccessful to locate any of his
relative.

I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 3 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 of 13.5 Million Pounds
will be transferred to your bank account as the next of kin to deceased.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 50% for me and 40% for
you while 10% will map out for any expense that may arise. All I need is to
upload your details in our banking database system as the next of kin to
deceased .All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and
Trust to enable us see this transaction through. Please you
have to keep this transaction 100% secret because of my position here in my
bank.

I got your contact from your country international business information here in
London; I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this deal
interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicate your
interest I will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your
decision as soon as possible. I will like to invest my own share 50% in your
country.

Please provide me the following: as we have 7 days to run it through.

This is very URGENT PLEASE.Please Reply me to my private email
address. christopherhillchris@gmail.com

1. Your Full Name:

2. Your Direct Mobile Number:

3. Your Contact Address:

4. Your Age:

5. Your Occupation

Regards,

Mr. Christopher Hill

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