419 scam: "Mr.Colin Hunt"<huntcollin@excite.com> Customer Update

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447452269217

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Colin Hunt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hunt@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:26:29 -0700
Subject: Customer Update

Dear customer

As the scope of the COVID-19 outbreak broadens across the globe which has sickened and killed tens of thousands of people. It has come to our

attention through Mrs. Isabella Davis that you dies suddenly from coronavirus weeks ago because you came into direct contact with a person infected with the virus which you became infected too and few weeks later you passed away.

Please the bank want to be very sure to avoid making a wrong funds transfer sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States of America Dollars to her unknown bank account. Kindly note that we received urgent remittance instruction from her Mrs. Isabella Davis who claimed to be your family relatives that you died on 19 March 2010 and you instructed her to take over your compensation payment funds valued USD Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States of America Dollars to be transfer to her online banking account number as stated below. Account Number: 76875994746

Please get back to us immediately via Whatsapp No or direct call: Tel:+447452269217 to confirm if you truly she is right that you are dead and send her to claim your funds before we can proceed the transfer the fund to her.

We wait for your urgent respond to enable us proceed with immediate effect.

Regards.

Mr.Colin Hunt

Tel:+447452269217

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