419 scam: "Mrs. Juanita Ortiz Walker"<mrsjuanitawalker@junomail.com> Read And Get Back To Me..............................

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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:
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Juanita Ortiz Walker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <juanitaortizwalker@zing.vn>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:34:05 +0100
Subject: Read And Get Back To Me..............................

Dear Beloved in Christ,

Please use this money for the poor people, churches and less privileged people.Greetings to you and your family, In my search for a reliable person and all so a Good person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes.

I am Mrs. Juanita Ortiz Walker ,suffering from cancerous illment.I am married to Mr.Ortiz Walker ,my husband worked with the Texaco in the United Kingdom for twenty years before he died in the year 2008. My late husband deposited the sum of £ 17.5 Million (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a Bank in Crest bank .Recently,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the stroke and cancerous problems I am suffering from.I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the
upkeep of widows and charities worldwide.I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused.Awaiting your urgent reply via my Please, I beg you to help me to collect this deposit and distributes it accordingly.

Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 10% of it to yourself Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money.If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible. May the good lord bless you .Person: E-mail address I shall wait at your prayerful reply.

Email:juanitaortizwalker@zing.vn
With God all things are possible.
Your Sister in Christ,
Mrs. Juanita Ortiz Walker

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