419 scam: walkie waikky <walkiewaikky@gmail.com> western union transfer of $418,000 in bits of $5,000 each

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: walkie waikky <walkiewaikky@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elizcok1@live.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:10:09 -0700
Subject: western union transfer of $418,000 in bits of $5,000 each

hi ,

iam elizabeth coker, a worker of western union money transfer accra ghana.
i have $418,000.00 on the escrow call account of western union and i want
to transfer it to you in bit of $5,000 each for your receipt.
i got $610,000.00 from a business deal i financed with $192,000.00 of my
office funds as a service cashier some few weeks ago.
i have computerized the payment of $192,000.00 back to western union account
and the left over of $418,000.00 is available for me and to be transfer in
bits of $5,000 to your name twice per day.
kindly send me full name to receive the $5,000 each so that i can start the
processing for the transfer and send you two different mtcn numbers of
$5,000.00 on each
day to make a total money of $10,000.00 per day via western union office
in togo.
We are going to share the $418,000.00 into two equal part. $208,000.00 each
for me and you.
expecting your prompt reply.
elizabeth coker
service cashier
western union money transfer
accra - ghana

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