419 scam: "Mrs. Rose D. Oliee," <officenote---file7@att.net> CALL MRS. ROSE D. OLIEE, WITH THIS NUMBER TEL: + 229

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money-gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "account opening" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose D. Oliee," <officenote---file7@att.net>
Reply-To: wumt_stuoffic211@globomail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 08:50:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CALL MRS. ROSE D. OLIEE, WITH THIS NUMBER TEL: + 229_98395968

Att;My Dear,

I received your email today being 7th February 2011 and after i received your email i called the director of financial service authority benin (f.s.a.b)and also the director of the federal reserve bank. And they said that after the payment of us$48.00 us dollars to open (western union account) in your name, you can not pay any thing again, so the fees us$48.00 us dollars is the last payment and you will start receiving your own payment us$10,000.00 as you required.

So Dear my friend, i want you to try all you can to send me the us$48.00 today to enable me open the western union in your name and you shall start receiving us$10,000.00 per day first thing tomorrow morning.They will open the western unionaccount on your behalf and start sending the funds $10,000.00 every blessed day, So i am advise you to make up your mind and send me the $48.00 as soon as you receive this email because it is the last payment, my assurance and guarantee for you is that once you send the us$48.00 today,

By tomorrow which will be 7th thurs 2011, you are going to receive $10,000.00 first thing
tomorrow morning to enable you understand us very well and you can receive more and more.So i shall be waiting for you to receive payment us$48.00 in your response to enable us finalize the account opening and start sending your own payment $10,000.00 every blessed day as you required.

Send the fees us$48.00 through western union transfer with informations below.

Receiver's Name====== Mr Okechukwu Chibike
Address===========Cotonou.
Country=========Benin Republlc
Question========god?
Answer======Bless.
Amount=======us$48.00
Mtcn number========
Senders name=======

Please send the us$48.00 today, it is very important to open this western union account so that all your funds will be deposited into your own account with money gram here till all the funds is transffered to you.Please, hurry up and send this required us$48.00 this morning, they will open the money gram account on your behalf and start sending the funds $10,000.00 every blessed day, money-gram $5,000.00 western union $5,000.00 to make it us$10.000.00 per day.

I am waiting for your urgent response,

My regards to your family.
Mrs. Rose D. Oliee,
Tel: + 229_98395968

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