419 scam: "Mrs. Rose Mary" <phil------------xx@att.net> Dear Beloved

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrsrosemary021@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Mary" <phil------------xx@att.net>
Reply-To: mrsrosemary021@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:48:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beloved

Dear Beloved,

How are you doing?i believe God is with you.i want you to help the orphanages with this information, my name is Rose Mary, England Origin, I was hospitalize after I had a car accident with my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who were also on board in the accident. After the accident, I have been battling with some health problems from the major injuries that I sustained in the cause of accident.

Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due the surgery that was conducted.Though what disturbs is my presence predicament, due to the injuries that I sustained and damaged of my spinal cords in the accident.

Having known my condition, I have decided to Willing/Donate the sum of [ $2.8] two Million,Eight hundred thousand United State Dollars) to charity and individual through you for the good work of the God, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.according to (JAMES 1:27). I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not inclined to helping poor Persons that is why i decide to make this contact.

Because I am the only surviving person and nobody else that will inherit this money because they are now dead. I don't want a situation whereby this deposit will be confiscated and declared unserviceable by the officials of the bank where it was deposited by my late husband who used to work with shell development company as an engineer in south Africa and later was posted/transferred to Ghana before his death.

I have also decided that 20% of this money should be taken by you from the total sum for your effort as soon as you confirm the money into your account, because I am now too weak and fragile to do things myself because of my present health problems.

Kindly reply with your full name and your address also your contact number, so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the assistance of our family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to you. Reply To My E-mail Address As Appears: mrsrosemary021@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Rose Mary

E-mail: mrsrosemary021@gmail.com

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