419 scam: "Rod Rosenstein"<admin@badmintonindonesia.org> APPLICATION OF INHERITANCE CLAIM

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rod Rosenstein" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rodrosenstein@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 21:07:48 +0100
Subject: APPLICATION OF INHERITANCE CLAIM

Dear Sir/Ma, I am Mr. Rod Rosenstein, related to a deceased client of yours who was a victim of an accident in December, 2002. My possible cousin Andersen Achenbach, date of birth May 21st 1947, last address as: 17 Pozuelo de Alarcon, Las Matas - Madrid Spain.

It is also my knowledge that my cousin has an unclaimed deposit of USD $20,500,000.00 (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). As a possible relation, I am in possession of Death Certificate for the claiming herewith.

I am making this application as heir/beneficiary and next of kin to the deceased. Please accept this late application as it was due to family logistic problems consequent upon his funeral rights.

Thanks in anticipation.

Mr. Rod Rosenstein.

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