419 scam: WALTER SCOTT <walterscott4446@gmail.com> URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- walterscott139@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WALTER SCOTT <walterscott4446@gmail.com>
Reply-To: walterscott139@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:21:18 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

HELLO.

I AM MR. WALTER SCOTT, LEGAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE MUAMMAR GADDAFI.THIS
IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I NEED A PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH ME AND
RECEIVE THIS FUND AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE BENEFICIARY MUAMMAR GADDAFI OF
LIBYA. HE DEPOSITED THIS FUND YEARS AGO SINCE 2002 HOPING TO USE IT
FOR REFINERY IN CHINA, UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, HE NEVER INTRODUCE ANY
BODY AS HIS NEXT OF KIN, ANY BODY I FIXED HIS NAME AS NEXT OF KIN WILL
INHERIT THE FUND, AMOUNTING $95.5M USD.

I WANT YOU AND I TO BE IN THE POSITION OF THIS FUND, ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS TO PROCESS FOR CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP THEN THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO YOU. IN SHORT, AFTER THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP YOU
WILL HAVE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU
AND I WILL SHARE THIS FUND 50/ 45, I WILL HAVE 50% THEN YOU HAVE 45%
THE REMAINING 5% IS FOR ANY EXPENSES SPENT, MEANING ANY AMOUNT YOU
SPEND OR I SPEND WE WILL BE GIVEN IN THAT 5%. 100% RISK FREE, I CAN
GUARANTEE YOU.

I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY. PLEASE, REPLY TO WALTERSCOTT139@YAHOO.COM

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. WALTER SCOTT.

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