419 scam: "Mrs. Alice Walton" <fbe@nigde.edu.tr> (no subject)

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "alice1-walton@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: alice1-walton@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:36:09 +0200 (EET)
Subject:

My Dearest,

Greetings to you my Dear Beloved, I am Mrs Alice Walton, a
citizen of United State. I bring to you a proposal worth $
1,000,000,000.00 which i intend to use for CHARITY but i am so scared
because it is hard to find a trust worthy human on earth. I am happy to know
you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has directed me to you
at this point in time so do not be afraid. i know there are lots of fraud
out there sending messages like these or in other form. i saw your
e-mail contact at the ministries of commerce and foreign trade departments.
i am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart,
It is painful now to let you know that I have been suffering from a
Heart disease for the past 22 years and just few weeks ago my Doctor
told me that I won't survive the illness for long.
i am contacting you as i was touched to open up to you about my project.
Please reply me back if you are interested, but if not please ignore
this message.

God Bless You.

Please reply me back if you are interested, so i can provide you with further
details. Email:
alice1-walton@yandex.com

Mrs. Alice Walton.

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