419 scam: MRS. ROSE HOLTSBERY <mrsroseholtsbery.8@gmail.com> BELOVED ONE

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "rshtsb@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- mrsroseholtsbery.8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS. ROSE HOLTSBERY <mrsroseholtsbery.8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:15:52 -0400
Subject: BELOVED ONE

mrsroseholtsbery.8@gmail.com
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Dear Friend, Greetings in the name of God,Please let this not
sound strange to you for my only surviving lawyer who would have done
this died early this year. I prayed and got your email id from
your country guestbook.I am Mrs Rose Holtsbery from London,I am 58 years
old,i am suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs which also
affected my brain.From all indication my conditions is really
deteriorating and it is quite obvious that, according to my doctors they
have advised me that i may not live for the next two months,this is
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was
brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late husband
for twenty years without a child,my husband died in a fatal motor
accident Before his death we were true believers.Since his death I
decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited
all the sum of 10million dollars with a Bank. Presently, this
money is still with the bank and the management just wrote me to come
forward and claim my money because they have kept it for so long or
rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my
behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it
confiscated. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in
Switzerland where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the
lungs. My doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It
is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization
of your choice and distributed each year among the charity
organization,the poor and the motherless babies home. I want you
as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund church,mosque,
orphanages and widows,I took this decision,before i rest in peace
because my time will soon be up. As soon as I receive your reply I
shall give you the contact of the Bank.I will also issue you a letter
of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund
before the bank. Provide me with your information so i can send it to the bank as the new beneficiary and issue you a letter of authorization. FULL
NAMES:__________SEX: _____ AGE: ______MARITAL
STATUS:_______________COUNTRY: ______ CONTACT ADDRESS:
________________________PHONE NO#___________FAX NO#_________________OCCUPATION:______________ Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hoping to hear from you soon. Mrs Rose Holtsbery rshtsb@outlook.com

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