419 scam: "Mr Walker Paul"<mrwalkerpaul@gmail.com> KIND ATTEN

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Walker Paul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <walkermrpaul@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:09:07 +0700
Subject: KIND ATTEN

Dear Friend,

I have gone through your business profile and I will be glad if you could
consider my proposal and let me work with your esteem organization or as an
individual.I am in the private sector with access to some potential
customer’s assets.I am very keen in taking this chance and hope you can
consider my proposal to you.

Let me take this opportunity in introducing myself to you.I am Mr.Paul
Walker working in Bills and Exchange at one of the Prime Asia Financial
Firm,I also maintain a decent relationship to a deceased customer of our
Firm, Mr Simon Jonsson who died 5 years ago(Sept.16,2007) in Plane Crash in
Thailand that Leaves 89 people Dead, One-Two-Go Airline, PHUKET,
Thailand.Read More on :www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296946,00.html

The account of this deceased worth the sum of US$6,400,000.00 [Six
Million,Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only] with us has been
unclaimed due to unavailability of next of kin/relatives to claim the fund.I
want us to complete the project and transfer the fund to your account for
investment.

In accordance with the es-cheat laws in Cambodia as a kingdom, the Board of
Directors of the Firm met forth night ago and resolved to turn the fund of
the deceased Mr.Simon Jonsson over to Government,having waited for too long
without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is
done,invariably, the funds will end up in the Government purse and it is as
a result of this that am propelled to contact you to present you as the next
of kin to claim the fund and transfer to your account before the period
given by the Firm elapse.

If you are interested and in agreement with me, get back to me quickly and I
will send to you all the information you may need to proceed and more so I
am assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement and the proceed/fund will be
shared 60%-40% once the fund is transferred into your account.Write to me on
email.

I am looking forward to your swift response.

Sincerely yours
Mr Paul Walker
Asian Security Firm

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