419 scam: "Ronald Waters"<youyousnake@sina100.com> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jtossh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ronald Waters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <laurajeter20@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 17:51:15 -0700
Subject: Get back to me

Hello,

My name is Ronald Waters,the principal attorney of My deceased client who share the same last name with you. He died 4yrs ago with his wife and two kids in a drastic crash. Before his sudden death he deposited Contract sum of $28.5million into his account in one of the leading reputable bank. Due to the fact that the deceased account has become inactive, the Federal Reserve Board has written me severally to provide his nearest relative who will inherit this estate to avoid a mandatory confiscation of his fund.

Since then, i have made several searches to locate any of his closest relative but all my efforts has proven abortive.I am sending this letter to solicit your partnership to present you as his nearest relative since you both share the same last name, so that his fund valued $28.5m will be inherited and transferred to your local account. To clarify you more on this matter i want you to understand that at the end of this deal we are going to share this fund at the ratio of 50% for you and 50% for me.

Bear in mind that, there will be no risk in this deal provided you keep it strictly confidential. As an Attorney, I can assure you that i can secure all the necessary relevant documents to back up this claim. Therefore, do not be afraid to execute this deal with me. In order to achieve success in this deal we have to be honest and sincere to each other to avoid any kind of silly mistake that could be suspicious. If you are interested kindly get back to me so that i can brief you more on how we are going to carry out this deal without any hitch.

You can reach me at (jtossh@gmail.com). I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Ronald Waters
Principal Attorney.

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