419 scam: George Wallace <etlcue9679@att.net> Your inheritance funds of $6.5m

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: George Wallace <etlcue9679@att.net>
Reply-To: george.wallace44444@w.cn
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:13:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your inheritance funds of $6.5m

From The Desk of: George Wallace
Director,International Remittance
Foreign Operations Dept,

Attention: Beneficiary,

Your inheritance funds of $6.5m

This is to notify you that part-payment of your over due inheritance
funds has been gazzeted to be released, via immediate Cash payment
method.

Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter,claiming
to be your true representative and presented the details below, for your
funds to wired to the bank account.

Name Lizzy Donalds
Bank name: citi bank,new york.
Account number: 650380****.
Bank Location: New york,USA

Please,do reconfirm to this office ,as a matter of urgency if this woman
is from you, to enable establish any link or fact in knowing, if someone
is fronting her to claim the funds on your behalf, so that we will not
be held responsible for paying to a wrong person.

If you are honest to me, I will do my best to see your fund is released
without no time wasting. For now confirm the following details along
with your response:-

1: Your Full Names:
2: Your Address & Contact phone numbers:
3: Your Occupation/Profession:
4: Name of Nearest Airport to your Location
5: Copy of your valid ID copy

However,we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said
Mrs.Donalds, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working
days from today.

Congratulations in advance.

Best regards,

George Wallace
Director,International Remittance
Foreign Operations Dept.

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