419 scam: "Mr. Walla Ornstein" <ornsteinjj4@msn.com> Re: Partnership Proposal

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Walla Ornstein" <ornsteinjj4@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr.wallaornstein@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:52:34 +0000
Subject: Re: Partnership Proposal

Mr. Walla Ornstein
Account Auditor
Royal Bank of Scotland

Greeting,

I write to seek your consent to present you to our bank as a Beneficiary to the funds of my Late client who died in a plane crash. My client left behind Capital amount (US$65M) in the bank here where I work, only if you are interested. My name is Mr. Walla Ornstein. I was his account manager/ Family friend and financial adviser. As his account manager, all documents involving the money in our bank is in my possession and that makes it easy for me to include your names as his legal and approved Beneficiary to the funds. Till date no body has come forward or put claim for the money in our bank and moreover all his direct family where involved in the Plane crash.

You can confirm from this website:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/5378093/British-family-killed-in-Brazilian-air-crash.html

Should you be interested to work with me in this project, I can make you his legal beneficiary and the next of kin to the money he deposited into our bank which will enable our bank to release the fund to you. Once the money has been released to you by our bank, I will immediately come down with my family to meet you for sharing. Our sharing ratio will be 50% for you and 50% for me. Kindly get back to me only if you are interested to work with me for more information and Guideline.
Be informed that I will handle the necessary expenses involved in this transaction until the funds are released.

Regards,
Mr. Walla Ornstein

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