419 scam: "Montgomery Security Vault"<mr_martinwalker01@yahoo.co.jp> APPROVAL OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT IN OUR VAULT

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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Montgomery Security Vault" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinwalker@kimo.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:42:50 -0700
Subject: APPROVAL OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT IN OUR VAULT

Montgomery Security Vault
25, Montgomery Road, Yaba
Lagos- Nigeria West Africa

Dearest Customer,

The management of the Montgomery Security Vault Nigeria writes to inform you of your long overdue payment worth $7.5 Million Dollar that has been laying waiting in our

security vault.

With regards to the approval of your Personal information’s received and Confirmed by the Legal Department of the Montgomery Security Vault; you are hereby directed to

contact us for immediate release of your trunk box in our security vault. The management has authorize Martin Walker to have a face to face meeting with you in our

office if convenient before the approval will be sent to our management to effect delivery of this trunk box. If you can make it.

You are also advice to forward the below information to us for final verification.

Your details

First name:
Last name:
Addresses:
Email address:
Contact numbers:
Country:
Can you come to Nigeria?
Yes OR No

Kindly get back to us as soon as possible. Note that seriousness is needed in this transaction.

By management,

Montgomery Security Vault
25, Montgomery Road, Yaba
Lagos- Nigeria West Africa

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