419 scam: Rodger Sandeen <jessmark1344@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a "dying merchant" 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.
- sandeen.rodger@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rodger Sandeen <jessmark1344@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sandeen.rodger@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:29:46 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Rodger Sandeen, a native of Britain , I have been diagnosed
with Esophageal Cancer that was discovered very late due to my laxity
in caring for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and right
now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never
really cared for anyone not even myself but my business.

Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
people and only focus on my business as that was the only thing I
cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more
to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that
I know my time is near, I have willed and given most of my properties
and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as
a few close friends.

I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this
to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have
distributed money to some charity organizations in Africa , U.A.E,
London and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I
cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to
close one of my accounts and donate the money, which I have there to
charity organization in Bulgaria , they refused and kept the money to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which is the huge cash deposit that I have with a
financial institute abroad .I will want you to help me collect this
deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. I am writing this
from my laptop computer in my sickbed where I wait for my time to
come. I pray that God uses you to support me.

Looking forward to your hearing from you.kindly reply me through my
private email:sandeen.rodger@yahoo.com.hk

Rodger Sandeen.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam