419 scam: "Mrs. Rosel Benson"<roselbenson@gmail.com> Urgent Reply

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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 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.
- roselbenson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rosel Benson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <roselbenson@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:41:28 -0000
Subject: Urgent Reply

Dear beloved in Christ,
I am Mrs. Rose Benson from Great British Ireland United Kingdom., married to Late Engr John Shaw Douglas {PhD} who worked with multinational oil company ExxonMobil as a drilling rig supplier in Saudi Arabia for 19 years before he died on the Friday, 29 December 2006 on a delay helicopter, which took off from Black pool Airport, was on a routine flight between rigs for gas firm Centrica when it crashed into the sea 25 miles off the coast on Wednesday evening link to the news : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6214283.stm
When the news gets to me my emotion die my hope was lost. I have been suffering from issue of blood since I lost my soul beloved husband and lately doctors have diagnosed me with terminal breast cancer which left me with deep sorrow in my heart.
I am currently on wheelchair and being looked after by a nurse in the hospital and some of my late husband, s relatives in turns. I want you to let you in to my late husband life investment portfolio of USD$5,000, 000, 00 (Five Million USA Dollars Only) and this fund is presently with the bank awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to the funds. Recently,
my Doctor told me that I don’t need any emotional stress or not last due to cancer problem and the blood that follow in me. Before my husband died, and he made me promised him that it should be used for humanitarian work, because we have no children and he does not want his brothers to lay hand on it, since they don’t believe in God, they have a different vision. I kept this deposit secret till date, because I don’t have a child that will inherit this money.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein as you send to me the following information
I) Name and Address
Ii) Private Mobile Line
Iii) Occupation and Your Country
Please I need your resent picture for my prayers and keep all your conversation with you through my private
Email: roselbenson@yahoo.com

May God bless you as you walk in the light and glory.
Thank you.
Yours in Vineyard
Mrs. Rosel Benson
N/B: the will shall be send to you upon your respond

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