419 scam: "Dr Walker Smith" <infoiker@wate.ch> GOOD DAY MY 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:

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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- walker.smth@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Walker Smith" <infoiker@wate.ch>
Reply-To: walker.smth@yahoo.com.au
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:47:00 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY MY FRIEND,

GOOD DAY MY FRIEND,

I am Dr Walker Smith, Chief Accountant of the World and Sub regional
organization. United Nation (UN) in partnership with Africa Union (AU) is
affiliated office in London
I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as a chief
accountant and in full agreement with the Auditor General of this able
organization (UN/AU/AAU).with full agreement and honesty with trust
and faith to enable us work together as one family.

We scrutinized all records and accounts of awarded and executed contracts
of this organization (UN/AU) since the inception of NEPAD/UNITED NATION
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE in Ecowas sub-region states and we carefully
uncovered and mapped out a whopping sum of $25.5m, which we want to
transfer into your account as beneficiary. You can authentically apply for
supply if it interests you to be our client with full guarantee from me.

The Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred thousand Dollars has been approved
for payments by this organization. The Financial Trustee (Endorsed by the
Accountant General of the organization) and to be paid to the beneficiarys
account under CONTRACT NUMBER UN/NEPAD/OGN/FMF/GCB/B25/7/006As a top civil
servant, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank account hence our
decision to use your account in full trust and confidence to transfer this
money outside United Nation and NEPAD in ECOWAS sub-region. We will accept
you as our principal partner and contractor.

Moreover it is pertinent to note that it is risk free and does not require
many engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.
Please contact me through my private email address below for more lively
information. {walker.smth@yahoo.com.au}

I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope you will understand the
confidential nature of this and its reality is a dream come true.

Best Regards,

Dr Walker Smith
3 Whitehall Court ,
London ,
SW1A 2EL
walker.smth@yahoo.com.au

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