419 scam: "Dr. James William Walter"<eliikogut@vip.cn> Re: Approved Payment Valued US$10.5M in Your Favour.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. James William Walter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationsoffice2@zing.vn>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:27:45 -0700
Subject: Re: Approved Payment Valued US$10.5M in Your Favour.

             NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES                                             16 Gariki Wuse zone 11 Abuja Nigeria

                  Tel: +234 811 128 458

           Email: nationalfinancials@yandex.com

From Dr. James William Walter,

Re: Approved Payment Valued US$10.5M in Your Favour.

You are required to confirm why you have not claimed your fund despite numerous contact with you in the past by the authorities. We are under pressure from Mr. Clinton Guzman who claimed that you are dead and made him your Beneficiary and next of kin hence, your fund $10.5m should be paid to him .

We are very confused at this stage because we have not heard from you and it is very suspicious as Mr. Clinton Guzman is ready to pay for the Compulsory Payment Approval Fee for the fund to be re approved in his favour as your next of kin and

paid to him.

Finally, this is the very last confirmation and you are advised to confirm to us and when you will pay the Compulsory Payment Approval Fee needed from you immediately if you are Alive so that the fund $10,500,000.00 USD will be reactivated and paid to you. We must prove that this man is either lying against you or you are dead if we do not get your response hence, he will be paid the fund as your Next of kin.

NOTE: Your payment will be by direct wire transfer to your nominated bank account. If your alive, please reconfirm urgently your personal and bank details as stated below;

Beneficiary Name:...............................

Full Personal Address:.......................

Your Telephone number:.........................

Cell/Mobil Phone:..............................

We await your urgent response if you are alive. Attached below are your funeral pictures submitted by him to us as the final ceremony pictures of your burial.

Please call us on our direct telephone number +234 811 128 458 immediately you received this message for more advise.

Regards,

Dr. James William Walter

Director, National Financial Services

Tel: +234 811 128 458

Email: nationalfinancials@yandex.com

Note: These are the funeral pictures Mr. Clinton Guzman submitted to us as the final ceremony of your burial.

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