419 scam: "AGENT MARKHILLS"<info@cbn.com> YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- agentmarkhills@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AGENT MARKHILLS"<info@cbn.com>
Reply-To: <agentmarkhills@kimo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16.53.47 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

My good friend, I approach you today with due respect and honor. And crave your sincere indulgence and patience to go through this letter. First, I must apologize to you for infringing on your privacy and solicit your confidence and understanding as we have not truly known or met each other before. This is to notify you about this consignment trunk box in a security vault deposited by the Late late President Alhaji Umaru Yaradua of Nigeria. I am Mr. Mark Hills, personal adviser to the late president during his regime. Before his death, we were able to secure some huge amount of money worth $35.5 Million from the president allocation oil well, which I was the one in charge secretly with the late president. This fund is still in the security vault, which nobody knows about. I decided to leave this consignment trunk box for so many eyes, so that I can watch the present government if they will complain about any missing fund. Till date no case came up about this fund, I still work with the government. My office do not allow us to set up foreign account, I need you to assist to move this trunk box out from the security vault to your country. This trunk box will be applied for as the right owner and the security company will release this fund to you. I have done my home work, you have nothing to be scared of, and this transaction is 100% risk free once you secure all documents in your name this fund will leave for your country once you co-operate and ready to be of support. Kindly forward to me the below information so that I can forward it to the security company and apply you as the right owner of this trunk box, then the security company will contact you and process the release of this box to you. Send your below information to this e-mail this is very important: agentmarkhills@kimo.com Your details: Full Name: Phone Number: Addresses: Email address: Country: Please note that 40% of this fund will be yours, your full co-operation and trust is needed to conclude this transaction. Do get back to me now if you are willing to go ahead with me in this transaction. Thanks for your co-operation. Regards, Mark Hills.

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