419 scam: "Mrs. Rose Chapman."<mail@ndxbz.com> From Wife Of A British Navy.

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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:
- "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)
- "rosechapman@cantv.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Chapman." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosechapman@cantv.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:43:01 -0700
Subject: From Wife Of A British Navy.

I Say Good Day To You,

My name is Mrs. Rose Chapman, wife of a British Navy (Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman) slain in Basra, Iraqi in the fight that Deposed Saddam Hussein. Before his death and while the Fight Continued, he ran into a vault containing us$15,000,000:00 million dollars in one of the presidential palaces. With tact And luck my husband was able to take this fortune out of Iraqi Through Jordan and finally deposited with a finance and Securities Company in Europe. My late husband however, gave the details of the lodgment to me before his death.

Presently I need your assistance in securing the release of this fund and provision of a reliable bank account into which it shall be deposited, to avoid the confiscation of this said fund by the finance security company because since the death of my husband the security has contacted me several times for the claim of this fund. Please I am begging for your assistance to secure this fund to enable me take care of my children. Towards this end I shall make all Necessary details available to you if you consent to assisting me.

I would give you my contact telephone number if you wish to speak with me. I am willing to offer you 40% of this fund while 10% will be also given to you to donate to any charity organization of your Choice in your country, should you be willing to assist me. If this is acceptable to you, send down the following information to me immediately:

1. YOUR FULL NAME,
2. YOUR ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT TO YOU,
3. PHONES NUMBERS AND FAX NUMBER,
4. A COPY OF YOUR ID,
5. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION,

You can confirm at the available Website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3847051.stm) my heart is full of hope that you will help me see another good day again in Life. Please view this as a matter of urgency and act accordingly.

I look forward to your prompt reply to my confidential email Address: rosechapman@cantv.net
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Chapman.

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