419 scam: "Christy Walton"<test@makoto-group.jp> Re: 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:

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.
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.
- christywalton527@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christy Walton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christywalton527@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:29:00 +0300
Subject: Re: Hello

Good day

I am Mrs. Christy Walton, an American businesswoman, philanthropist. I have recently been
diagnosed with Colorectal cancer and rare heart disease, which has defiled all medical treatment. The
intention of this email is to employ the expertise of a Charity minded individual, who can identify a viable
and guarantee reasonable distribution of my wealth to the needy.

I cannot rely on family and closest relatives any more, as they did not show responsible behavior when I
entrusted part of my wealth to them to distribute to charitable organizations but instead they used the money
for their personal needs.

If you are interested do get back to me, so I can provide you with further details.

Do always check your Spam/Junk folder for my next response.

Kindly get back to me on my direct e-mail (christywalton527@gmail.com)

God bless you.
Mrs. Christy Walton

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