419 scam: "John Walter"<info@matizsae.com.py> Hello !

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Walter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnwalt727@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 06:37:31 -0600
Subject: Hello !

Hello,

My name is John Walter, i work with the National Audit office London.

Kindly be informed that I have an amount to the tune of $65,000,000 which was discovered to be from an over invoiced contract deals not traceable to anyone or next of kin which has been long over due for payment and has remained unclaimed.

Please note that our office has been mandated by Her Majesty Treasury (UK Treasury) to investigate and to contact the beneficiary or the surviving next of kin to the said amount for the immediate payment upon completion of required due processes.

In view of this development, you are advised to revert to me for more details as I want to present you as the next of kin to the funds for our mutual benefit and sharing ratio of 50/50.

I await your response.

Regards,
John Walter

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