419 scam: "JOHN WALTER"<drjudesaintsaint@yahoo.com> GOOD MORNING !

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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:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- johnwalt779@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN WALTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnwalt779@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:27:15 -0600
Subject: GOOD MORNING !

Hello,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality knowing fully well that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried but I am

assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit.

I am John Walter an auditor with the National Audit Office London and I am saddled with the responsibility of reviewing, reconciling, auditing and

identifying the beneficiaries of funds which have formed part of long outstanding items/ unclaimed funds in both suspense and dormant accounts of some

deposit money banks under our jurisdiction.

I have a $65m available and not treacable to anyone which I will like to present you as the kinship to the funds before they are declared unclaimed by the

authorities.

Finally, I wish to fully assure you that this transaction is 100% safe to deal and I will require your understanding and cooperation to enable us achieve

the expected success within a legitimate arrangement, eliminating any liability resulting from any breach of the prevalent laws as everything must be done

within the ambit of the laws for both the initiating and receiving countries.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated strictly by email for confidential purposes.

Thank you.

Regards,

John Walter
johnwalt779@gmail.com

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