419 scam: "Mr. Don Hutchison" <jasonking.carter@yahoo.com> Attn: Honorable Beneficiary..

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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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- info.hls1@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Don Hutchison" <jasonking.carter@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Don.Hutchison@consultant.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:30:15 -0500
Subject: Attn: Honorable Beneficiary..

REF: HONCR/ESP/01142/16
TRANSCODE: 311/IV-W120/Eclear-X1/17
PAYING BANK: Euroclear Bank
AMOUNT: $12,500,000.00 USD

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary.
Following the United Nation resolution/Mandate of 2017 over contract/inheritance Payment and Debts, we have created this office to carry out the release of over due contract/inheritance payment from 1996 up to date. Our office has finally granted a final approval over your due Payment. We have also attached this along to the United Nation Secretary General payment approval notice RE-22XXY36.

Meanwhile, your Local Representative has submitted your bank details to us where this fund is to be transferred. As a matter of urgency and appropriateness, do cross check this submitted bank details of yours as forwarded by your Local Representative to ensure accuracy. The account is hereby stated below.

CITIBANK N.A NEW YORK 1005
ABA #: 04121855677
SWIFT CODE: CTTIUS33
ACCOUNT #: 03-11153-1

To this effect, you are therefore mandated to contact Mr.Philip Moore {DIRECTOR, DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE} United Nation payment debt resolution for the immediate release of your payment on this security Email Info.hls1@usa.com during the event of your contact to him, we also advised that you should refer him to the below release numbers.

RELEASE CODE = DRC/UN/XXCY/WK3/009/17
REFERENCE = DRC/0080/09/17
SWIFT NUMBER = DRC/UN/NXXWFT/3916

Once more, expedite action towards this contact; we have handed over everything about the release of your payment to Mr.Philip Moore for prompt release. We at the same time apologize for the continuous delay over the final approval of this payment. This was as a result of irregularities and gross miss-crediting funds in the past by government Agents. Moreover, we thank you very much for your kind endurance so far. Please you are advice to send the first and second pages of your international passport. You should desist from any office of any kind or person(s) thanks for working with us. Expecting your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Don Hutchison
Sec.United Nation Debt Resolution Comittee.

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