419 scam: "Mr. Morris Walker" <mr.saintsilve@gmail.com> VERY IMPORTANT (REPLY BACK)

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "million 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mr_morris_walker@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Morris Walker" <mr.saintsilve@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_morris_walker@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:17:03 +0000
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT (REPLY BACK)

Good day

Please kindly condone me for invading your privacy through this
medium, I wrote you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can
trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you which in
the long run will be beneficial to us.

I would like to seek your help in a business transaction: My Name is
Mr. Morris Walker from London.. I am a banker with the Nat West bank
of London and personal account manager to Late (Mr Lam Kok). On 22 Dec
2013, The China Born billionaire (Mr Lam Kok), who died in a
helicopter crash in France, where he was flying over a Bordeaux wine
estate he had just purchased.

Please kindly follow the link to read more about his story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25476662

The China Born billionaire (Mr Lam Kok) made a (Fixed deposit) for 36
calendar months, valued at US$48,000, 000.00 (Forty Eight Million
United States Dollars only).

Upon maturity in 2014, as his personal account manager, it is my duty
to notify him on the maturity date but unfortunately the Chinese Born
billionaire (Mr Lam Kok) died with his only 12-year-old son and he was
long divorced.

I wish to let you know that I have been mandated by the Bank to
produce the (HEIR/ NEXT OF KIN/ BENEFICIARY) to the late China Born
billionaire (Mr Lam Kok).

Now, I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer these
funds, As the personal account manager to late (Mr Lam Kok), I have
the privilege to influence the release of the funds to you as the next
of kin/ beneficiary to the funds.

Please could you consider to assist me in getting this fund moved out
from the Bank since I see this as an opportunity to improve our
financial capabilities.

Upon your positive response to this message, We shall also discuss the
percentage (%) sharing ratio on how much you shall receive from the
(US$48,000, 000.00) after the successful transfer into your account.

Please kindly get back to me via my private email
(mr_morris_walker@yahoo.co.uk) for further details only if you are
interested.

Best regards.

Mr. Morris Walker.

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