419 scam: Rozzy Oti <rozzyxx2@yahoo.com> MAY THE PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- grace_anddy@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rozzy Oti <rozzyxx2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: grace_anddy@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 02:10:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MAY THE PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU

MAY THE PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU

MY NAME IS MRS GRACE ANDDY WHITE FROM NETHER LAND THIS IS MY EMAIL (grace_anddy@hotmail.com)
PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO USE THIS MONEY TO CHURCHES,ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS.
DEAREST ONE,I AM THE ABOVE NAMED PERSON FROM NETHERLANDS. I WAS MARRIED TO MR.FRANKLYN WHITE WHO WORKED WITH CANADA EMBASSY IN SENEGAL FOR NINE YEARS.

BEFORE
HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2000, WE WERE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A
CHILD, HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.

WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
U. S.DOLLARS (US$10.400.00) WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK IN SENEGAL, PRESENTLY WHERE THIS MONEY IS.

THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE ABOVE
MENTIONED BANK AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE BANK JUST WROTE ME AS THE BENEFICIARY TO COME FORWARD
TO RECEIVE THE MONEY OR RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OF
AUTHORIZATION TO SOMEBODY TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF IF I
CAN
NOT COME OVER, AGAIN, I'M WITH MY LAPTOP IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE I HAVE
BEEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS IN NETHER LAND
I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABILITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE.

IT
IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THIS MONEY DISTRIBUTED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS
BECAUSE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS HAVE
PLUNDERED SO MUCH OF MY WEAL THERE SINCE MY ILLNESS, I CANNOT LIVE WITH
THE AGONY OF ENTRUSTING THIS HUGE RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY OF THEM ANY
MORE.

PLEASE,I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF
GOD TO HELP ME COLLECT THE DEPOSIT AND THE INTEREST ACCRUED FROM THE BANK AND DISTRIBUTE IT
ACCORDINGLY.I WANT A PERSON THAT HAS GOD FEARING, THAT WILL USE THIS MONEY ON CHURCHES, ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS PROPAGATING THE WORD OF GOD AND TO ENSURE THAT THE HOUSE OF GOD IS MAINTAINED.

THE BIBLE MADE US TO UNDERSTAND THAT BLESSED IS THE HAND THAT GIVEAWAY.
I
TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT
THIS MONEY, MY HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A LIFE OF A WORTHY CHRISTIAN.
WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE THE LORD MUST SERVE HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH. PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.

I
WILL ALSO LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE
ME ROOM IN SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER PERSON FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. TO SEND
FOR THE SOME MISSION

SISTER IN CHRIST

MRS GRACE ANDDY WHITE

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