419 scam: =?utf-8?Q?Morgan=20Duncan?= <morgan.hsbc@accountant.com> =?utf-8?Q?Important=21=21?=

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- morgan.hsbc@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?Q?Morgan=20Duncan?= <morgan.hsbc@accountant.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:15:56 +0000
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Important=21=21?=

From The Desk of Mr.Morgan Duncan
HSBC GROUP,
United Kingdom
Email: morgan.hsbc@accountant.com

Dear Prospective Partner,

I am Mr. Morgan Duncan, an employee of HSBC GROUP UNITED KINGDOM. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. In January 2001, a renowned German capitalist and a contractor, Mr. Horst Lehmann made a numbered-time fixed deposit for Twelve-Years valued at Â£6.5million GBP in a domiciliary account in my branch.

Upon maturity which was on the 25th Sept 2013, we sent a routine notification of account status to his forwarding address but got no reply, after two months, we sent a reminder of same letter. And finally we discovered from his contract employers that Mr. Horst Lehmann, a German National died in a Beirut-bound charter jet Plane Crash on Thursday December 25, 2003, including his wife, and their two children. Thirty-six out of the fifty-eight occupants of the charter jet Plane unfortunately lost their lives.

PLEASE CLICK ON BELOW LINK TO VIEW MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CRASH:
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/25/benin.crash/index.html

After further investigations, I found out that Mr. Horst Lehmann did not leave a will and all attempts to trace his kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his bank deposit papers. This sum of Â£6,500,000.00 GBP (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) is still floating in our bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

After these several attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in securing this money before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank.

It is therefore, upon discovery that I decided to make business with you and release the money to you as next of kin or relation to the deceased for safekeeping and Subsequent disbursement, since nobody is coming for it and I do not want this money go back into Government's account as unclaimed bill.

Note that it does not necessarily matter whether you are biologically related to the deceased or not. As you may bear with me, a next of kin maybe a parent,sister, brother, close relative, associate, friend or even a well wisher. Therefore, whether you are related to him or not is never a barrier to realizing the transaction.The important thing is that I have every detailed information regarding the said Account investment and the deceased also.

This transaction is aimed at investing in a blue chip company in your country or any other country under a joint business partnership with you. However, if you want certain percentage of the deposit for your involvement, please do let me know so that we negotiate on your share.

Once the deposit is secured, thereafter, I will visit your country, for the investment thereof. Note, that every arrangement has been put in place for a smooth and successful transaction.

I expect a positive response from you soonest, contact me back so I can advise you on how to commence.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Morgan Duncan.

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