419 scam: "MRS. ROSE D. SMITH" <confired002@gmail.com> DID YOU GET IT?

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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.
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.
- +2348024098658 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- rev.kgood090@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. ROSE D. SMITH" <confired002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.rdsonly@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:56:33 -0800
Subject: DID YOU GET IT?

Good Day,

Please am very sorry for the delay in response, I have finally
registered the ATM's MASTER CARD with DHL this morning as we agreed
and the delivery will take off tomorrow morning based on my agreement
with DHL Director Rev.Williams James, Phone # +234 802 409 8658 and
the only fee you will send to DHL is their delivery fee of $89.00 only
so contact them and ask for the payment information you will use to
send delivery fee of $89.00, MOST IMPORTANT: re-confirm your current
delivery address to Rev. Williams then contact him via the following
email :{ rev.kgood090@gmail.com } I will not be reached until 10th of
April, 2014. Your amount in the Card is US$5.8 Million and the Pin
code of your ATM CARD is: {****} on the document you will see the PIN
code, just open it, at the front page, you will see the pin code, we
don't expose it here nor to anyone but only you have it. Thanks
Mrs. Rose D. Smith
ATM's Card Dept.

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