419 scam: Rose Micheal <rev.matthewbruna@gmail.com> PARTNER AND INVESTOR NEEDED REPLY BACK FOR MORE DETAILS##

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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:
- "million us 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)
This email message is a orphan 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.
- rossemicheal111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Micheal <rev.matthewbruna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rossemicheal111@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 03:20:07 -1200
Subject: PARTNER AND INVESTOR NEEDED REPLY BACK FOR MORE DETAILS##

Hello dear.

How are you today with your health and work? My name is Rose, i am 25
years single girl, i am humble, honest, kind, and caring, I am from
South Sudan, but not currently living under Church Orphan in Senegal
because i lost all members of my family in a bomb explosion that
hidden into my father house which killed every body in my father
house included with our visitors. It left only i and my father,
because i was at the school while my father went to his office, but my
father died in a car accident few days later because of heartbreak.

After the sad event i located into this orphan camp since December
2005 to claim my family money, but bank refused, because of my refugee
status. Bank management asked me to provide a representative who will
partner with me in making claim of my late father money that is why I
contacted you so that you will claim the money on my behalf and in
agreement with the bank authority.

I am seeking for your partnership and assistance to help me retrieve
my inherited ATM card valued, $4.2 Million US dollars, my late father
deposited the funds in the bank with my name as the next of kin, but
because of my refugee status and the agreement my late parents signed,
bank authority asked me to present a trustee who will represent me,
that is why i contact you for partnership, and for you to claim my
family ATM card containing the sum of, $4.2 Million USD on my behalf.

I will give you 40% of the money for helping me, while the remaining
amount will be invest in your country. Please reply me fast so that i
can tell you more about my self, and give you depositors details for
you to write bank to find out the steps and procedures on how to
retrieve the ATM card on my behalf as my new representative and
trustee according the law of Senegal.

I will be waiting for your quick reply today after reading this mail.

I hope to hear from you today.
From your new friend.
Miss Rose.
My contact Email: rossemicheal111@yahoo.com

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