419 scam: "Mr. Murray Paul"<Test@486900.xyz> Dear Partner,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
- mpauloffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Murray Paul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mpauloffice@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 06:21:35 -0800
Subject: Dear Partner,

Dear Partner,

Compliment's to you, I am Murray Paul, an employee of Inwood National Bank, a bank based in TX, United States.

I have a very confidential business proposal for you. In January 2001, My client Late Mr. Bruce Louis Halley made a numbered-time (fixed deposit) for twelve calendar months valued at(Twenty Eight million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) in a domiciliary account in my branch here in United States,He died on 6 December, 2003 near Oxford's airport due to a plane crash of Socata TBM 700 aircraft crash.

After several unsuccessful attempts to locate his next of kin, I decided to go over the Internet, to try and see if any one could be of assistance to me. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client to your country, before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable. The account values (Twenty Eight million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) excluding the Acrue Interest, My bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, or have the account confiscated within the next Thirty working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, your last name is immaterial. Note also that it does not matter whether you are biologically related to the deceased or not as a next of kin may be a parent,sister, brother, close relative, associate, friend or even a well-wisher.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through, then you and I can share the money in the ratio of 2:3. You can contact me through this private e-mail address (mpauloffice@gmail.com)

Best Regards,

Mr. Murray Paul.

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