419 scam: Jennifer Walter <walterjenifer26@outlook.com> MY DEAREST 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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifer Walter <walterjenifer26@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <mjwalter2013@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 20:50:14 +0000
Subject: MY DEAREST FRIEND

MY DEAREST FRIEND, AM SORRY I CONTACTED YOU OVER THE INTERNET, THAT IS BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY MEANS I COULD US TO REACH YOU AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE ON GOOGLE

I AM MRS. JENNIFER WALTER FROM USA 64 YEARS OLD, 5FIT TALL FAIR, MARRIED TO A BRITISH MAN. I WAS BROUGHT UP FROM A MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME IN USA WAS MARRIED TO MY LATE HUSBAND FOR THIRTY YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD, MY LATE HUSBAND DIED IN A FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT 8YEARS AGO.

I CAME TO INTERNET, BECAUSE I HARD ABOUT THE POVERTY RATE IN THE WHOLE WORLD TODAY, AND ALSO NEED A FRIEND I COULD TRUST, TO HELP ME SEE THE NEED OF LESS-PRIVILEGES IN YOUR COUNTRY I AM DEAF SUFFERING FROM A LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST WHICH ALSO AFFECTED MY BRAIN, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR THE NEXT ONE MONTHS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. SINCE MY HEALTH WILL ONLY TAKE THE GRACE OF GOD TO TO BE ALIVE TILL 2 MONTHS TIME I HAVE DECIDED TO INVEST MY LATE HUSBANDS FUND WORTH OF USD$5M DEPOSITED WITH HSBC BANK LONDON ENGLAND TO THE POOR.IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED TO ANY ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE AND DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR AMONG THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION, THE POOR AND THE MOTHERLESS BABIES' HOME IN YOUR COUNTRY. GET BACK TO ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
MRS. JENNIFER WALTER

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