419 scam: "Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell" <mm20@zaz.att.ne.jp> Hello: From Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell.

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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell" <mm20@zaz.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: mrscaldwell@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 8:40:54 +0900
Subject: Hello: From Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell.

Hello Dear Beloved,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I am giving you my trust and wish you will give me back the trust i have given you . I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

My name is Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell. I am a sick and dying woman of Cancer who has decided to
donate what I have to you for the work of God and for charity organization around your community.

I am 61 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 10 years, after the death of my husband Who is one of the United Nations peace keepers and he died during the civil war in Cote d'Ivoire West Africa in the year 2002, who has left me everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks because of my Present health Condition, I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5.2m to you since I don't have a child of my own that will represent me, due to Fibroid Disease which affects my Womb.

You should contact me immediately you receive this mail so that I will put you in contact with the
establishment to enable you arrange with them on how to transfer the fund for the Charity Project.

I can't predict what will be my fate by the time you will receive the fund, But you should please
ensure that the fund is used as l have described above.

Please reply me as soon as possible.

Your Dying Sister,
Mrs. Rosalind Caldwell.

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