419 scam: "Mrs Walter"<infor_mariewalter@yahoo.com> Dear Friend

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (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 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.
- mariewalter11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Walter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mariewalter11@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 04:50:37 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear friend,

May the almighty God be with you as you read this mail. Do not pity me for God is my strength even in my last days. I am Mrs. Maria Walter,retired business Tycoon, controlling shares in leading Multinational Companies in Europe. I am very wealthy, i have a lot of properties including Shares and houses. I am 78 years of age, Citizen of Hong Kong but currently base in Manchester. I am suffering from cancer of the Pelvic, my condition is very serious. According to my doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness. The story of my life is pathetic. I have never really cared for others but my family and our fortune until my late Husband and my only daughter died in a ghastly car accident in September 2008. This event devastated me and changed the course of my life and I made up my mind to do the work of my creator by giving to the needy. I sold all my properties and shares to enable me raise money to continue my mission. I raised the sum of 6.5 Million Euro which I depos
ited with Frist National
I await your urgent reply on my private email (mariewalter11@yahoo.com)
Most sincerely,
Mrs. Maria Walter.

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