419 scam: "David Wolter"<tr@metamorfosispsic.pw> Look into this

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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:
- "liberia" (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.
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.
- davidwolterjn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Wolter"<tr@metamorfosispsic.pw>
Reply-To: davidwolterjn@gmail.com
Date: 18 May 2021 09:02:38 +0200
Subject: Look into this

Hello Sir/Madam,

How are u doing? Please permit me to seek advice from you, My name is David Wolter, I am 20 years old from Liberia but currently in Nairobi Kenya to claim my late parents property worth millions of dollars. I had the opportunity to have a meeting with the bank manager of CoastDot Bank Kenya today where my late father has deposited this funds, the meeting took some time which the result demanded me to seek for a foreign beneficiary who will stand as my beneficiary/guardian base on the amount of the funds and also the strict rule of my father.

I do have the legal documents that back up the funds but it is all due to my father's strict rule, i cannot claim the funds. This is where your honest assistance is needed as a foreigner so that you can stand as my beneficiary/guardian. I am pleading for your honest assistance once again or if you have or know any foreign beneficiary that maybe willing to help me and also make sure i am safe, please get back to me through my private email for more details (davidwolterjn@gmail.com)

Yours Faithful,
David Wolter.

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