419 scam: "Mitchell Rothwell."<marksm_1ca@msnmail.com> Private Offer.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031839939 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mitchell Rothwell." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marksm_1ca@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:25:06 -0500
Subject: Private Offer.

From: Dr. Mitchell Rothwell.
215 Dawlish Road,
East London, E14 5TK,
London, United Kingdom.
Private Tel: +44-703-183-9939.

My Dear Friend,

I have this proposal for you which I know you should be capable enough to handle. I am a special adviser to the South African President on alternative power supply and energy to reduce the dependence of the country solely on oil. We are also trying to reduce global warming like the United States and the United Kingdom’s government is fighting to stop.

We presently have a project which is why I am in London UK to meet with experts who can handle this project for the South African Government. The real budget for this project is $1,250,000,000.00(One Billion, Two Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars) but I personally pushed the budget to $1.3 Billion Dollars creating an excess of $50 Million Dollars.

I will like to invest the $50 Million Dollars in real estate in the United States. If you can provide your bank account for this fund to be transferred to you, I will make you my partner, trustee and investment manager. As a serving public officer, I am not allowed by law to run and operate an offshore bank account but I can give instructions for the disbursement of funds to any where as long as I say it is for the project it has been mapped out for.

If you agree to do this, you will get $25% of the $50 Million Dollars and also get your commission as the manager of my real estate investments. The rest of the money will be invested in real estate according to your own directives. All I need from you is a response to this email stating that you are interested and capable to handle this project then we get the ball rolling. I want to believe you can handle this and you are someone I can trust with this money. Hope you will not betray this trust.

I will need you to send me the following:

1. Your Full names. 2. Personal Phone number. 3. Personal Fax number. 4. Full contact or mailing address. 5. Sex. 6. Age. 7. Nationality.

When I have this information, we will then move to the next step. Thank you for your time. Please feel free to call me on phone at any time.

Yours truly,

Dr. Mitchell Rothwell.
215 Dawlish Road,
East London, E14 5TK,
London, United Kingdom.
Private Tel: +44-703-183-9939.

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