419 scam: "Mrs. Burrows Rosemary" <smithmartins960@gmail.com> Greetings in the name of God.

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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:
- "a security company " (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. )
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- burrowsrosemary58@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Burrows Rosemary" <smithmartins960@gmail.com>
Reply-To: burrowsrosemary58@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 11:44:04 -0500
Subject: Greetings in the name of God.

BELOVED IN CHRIST
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. To that effect, I
prayed and searched and got your email id from your country's religion
guestbook. My real names are Mrs. Rosemary Burrows from
London-England, but people who knew used to call me 'Rosy"B" I am 58
years old. For a long time, I am diagnosed with cancer of the breast
which is presently almost affecting my sensory organs. From all
indication my conditions is really deteriorating and getting worse. It
is quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me
that I may not live for the next few months, this is because my
ill-stage has gotten to a very bad state.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home and got married to a
man who was my late husband for twenty years of childlessness. My
husband died in a fatal motor accident, before his death we were true
Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I sold all our
assets and deposited the sum of US$1.2million with a security company
which is still at present with the Security Company and the management
of the Security Company notified me last week to come forward and
receive the money because its account has been dormant for so long or
I should rather issue a letter of authorization to someone to receive
it on my behalf since I can not come over there personally because of
the condition of my health.

As I am writing this letter to you, I am using my 14 inch laptop
computer in a hospital here in Switzerland where I have been
undergoing treatment for cancer. I have completely lost the ability to
talk. It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any
organization of your choice and distributed each year among other
charity homes, the less privileged and the motherless babies home I
want you as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund
churches, 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 Security Company. I will
also issue you a Letter of Authorization that will prove you as the
new beneficiary of my Estate fund. .. Please assure me that you will
act accordingly as I stated
herein by replying to me through this email
(burrowsrosemary58@gmail.com)... Nowadays there are so much scams
going on in the internet and it is difficult to trust but i don't know
why the Holy spirit still approved Me to email you about this out of
few email addresses i have from the internet, yours was the only one
that was approved for me to contact.

Waiting to hear from you soon
Yours truly,
Mrs. Rosemary Burrows.
burrowsrosemary58@gmail.com

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