419 scam: PAUL WALKER <wpaul3058@gmail.com> CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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)
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.
- pwalker557@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PAUL WALKER <wpaul3058@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <pwalker557@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:56:56 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT

Dear Friend,

I have gone through your business profile and I will be glad if you
could consider my proposal and let me work with your esteem organization
or as an individual.

I am in the private sector with access to some potential customerâ€™s
assets. I am very keen in taking this chance and hope you can consider
my proposal to you.

Let me take this opportunity in introducing myself to you. I am Mr.Paul
Walker working in Bills and Exchange at one of the Prime Asia Financial
Firm, I also maintain a decent relationship to a deceased customer of
our Firm, Mr Simon Jonson who died 5 years ago(Sept. 16, 2007) in Plane
Crash in Thailand that Leaves 89 people Dead, One-Two-Go Airline,
PHUKET, Thailand .

Read More on :www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296946,00.html

The account of this deceased worth the sum of US$6,400,000.00 [Six
Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only] with us has
been unclaimed due to unavailability of next of kin/relatives to claim
the fund.

I want us to complete the project and transfer the fund to your account
for investment.

In accordance with the es-cheat laws in Cambodia as a kingdom, the
Board of Directors of the Firm met forth night ago and resolved to turn
the fund of the deceased Mr .Simon Jonson over to Government, having
waited for too long without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing
and if this is done, invariably,
the funds will end up in the Government purse and it is as a result of
this that am propelled to contact you to present you as the next of kin
to claim the fund and transfer to your account before the period given
by the Firm elapse.

If you are interested and in agreement with me, get back to me quickly
and I will send to you all the information you may need to proceed and
more so I am assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement and the
proceed/fund will be shared 60%-40% once the fund is transferred into
your account.

Write to me on email:(pwalker557@gmail.com)

I am looking forward to your swift response.

Sincerely yours
Paul Walker
Asian Security Firm

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