419 scam: "Dr.Frank. Dewotor"<mail@rosinteh.com> IMPORTANT NOTICE

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "franklynmartino@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Frank. Dewotor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franklynmartino@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 07:27:01 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE

Dear: Beneficiary,
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you, I am Frank Dewotor, the newly appointed UN Foreign payment director African Region.This is to officially bring to your notice that my office has taking over all the money transaction originated from any part of Africa countries both all contracts payment, Fund Inheritance or Lottery Winning due to unauthorized/incapability of financial Institutions/security companies in releasing such huge sum of money due to Fraud, terrorist and money Laundry activities going on world wide.

I contacted you personally without knowing you in person on the basis that i hate seeing foreigners been cheated by others for no reasons as i personally wrote you now, a gentleman sent us an application on your behalf instructing us release your payment to him and we ask to know if actually you authorized someone else to come for your Fund before releasing it to a designated Bank Account presented to this office on your behalf to avoid making wrong payment.i have this as a good news for you and it is a matter of urgency try and get back to me soon so that I shall give you comprehensive details on how we proceed to receives your payment if you are the real owner of this email address without further delaying,as a matter needed urgent attention send your reply to this email to enable this office arrest this gentleman for procecution(franklynmartino@qq.com).

Yours Truly
Dr.Frank. Dewotor.

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