419 scam: "Mrs. Rose Higgins"<mrsrosehiggins@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british pounds" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Higgins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosehiggins000001@mynet.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:57:09 -0800
Subject: Hello

Good day,

I hope this message meets you in good health, I know, this letter will come to you as a surprise but I implore you to take your time and read it carefully. I am writing this message from my sick bed.

My name is Mrs.Rose Higgins, I am a 68-years old widow, I am an American Citizen and a very religious Christian.

I have been battling with Cancer. Which is at a very critical stage right now and I have been informed by the medical experts that I have few weeks to live, this has been the most painful and difficult period of my life, I don’t wish this experience to my worst enemy.

I have some money which I inherited from my late husband, the sum of £7.8 Million British Pounds that is deposited in my name in a Bank in London, United Kingdom. I need a very honest and trustworthy person who can use this money for Charity works on my behalf. I don’t want to donate this money to an established Charity Organization because majority of them have been proven to enrich themselves instead of doing the actual Charity Work which they get donations for.

So I want to give this money to you, so you can use it for Charity works. I found your email address from the internet after searching and praying to God, asking God to show me the right person. I trust my instincts and I make judgements based on what my heart tells me, So I strongly believe that you are the right person to do this Charity work, that is why I am sending this message to you.

I want to assure you that this is not a stolen money, it is clean money free from any type of illegality, and there is no risk or danger involved in this process. There will be proper and legitimate transfer of ownership which will be handled by my lawyer.

You will take 25 percent of this money for your personal use then use 75 percent for the charity work. Please I need an assurance from you that you will execute this charity work with utmost sincerity.

Your quick response will be greatly appreciated, so I can give you more detailed information.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Rose Higgins

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