419 scam: "Barr Gary Walker"<officenotice82@gmail.com> Re- Email

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Gary Walker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <garywalkerzz08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 11:14:36 -0500
Subject: Re- Email

I am Gary Walker, solicitor to the late Engr.Robert M and on whose authority I so act. My Client had interests in solid minerals prior to his death in an accident with his immediate family on the 5th of November 2002 and left behind a deposit of ($24,000.000.00 million) here in a financial institution.

To this end, I have made several requisitions in the relevant quarters seeking to find any of his possible extended relatives who would be presented as beneficiaries to his estate to no avail and I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin since you have the same last name and I have the documents that would confer you the legal right for the claim due to your same last name. Please contact me via my details below and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction which will be done legally and risk free.

Best Regards,

Yours in Service,

Barr Gary Walker

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