419 scam: Betin Kattan <roselinenzete2016@gmail.com> Dearest One,

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- betinnkattan01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Betin Kattan <roselinenzete2016@gmail.com>
Reply-To: betinnkattan01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:40:17 +0000
Subject: Dearest One,

--

Hello dear respected,

My name is Mrs. Betinn Kattan. I am from Sierra-Leone but a resident in
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire here with my only son Ramon a 17 years old boy. It is
with tears that I am writing you this mail from my sick bed here in the
hospital. I have being suffering from a long time sickness which started
immediately I came back from the village for my late husband's funeral.
Since then, I have done several test, but nothing was find, and I have also
tried many medications but all to no avail. Please I do not want to bore
you with my situations here because it is not what I am contacting you for.

I am contacting you because I have some funds US$7.5Million which I
inherited from my late husband and need your sincerer co-operation and
assistance to help me receive this money in your account in your country
for investment and to help my son Ramon to come over to your country to
further his education. You will be also required to use part of this money
to help the poor and less privilege in your country or elsewhere in the
world for the name of God to be glorify.

My son and I have agreed to give you $950,000 from this fund as
compensation and thanks for your help and for managing this project. I
shall also give you extra $200,000 for you to cover any expenses which you
may incur in course of this fund transfer to your account.

If you are interested and can be TRUSTED to use this fund for the purpose I
contacted you for, please reply immediately with your complete name, your
address, telephone number also with your passport copy to enable me
introduce you to my bank as my son's guardian and the new beneficiary to
this fund.

I am waiting for your urgent reply so that i can give you more details
before I go for operation next week. contact my private Id
{betinnkattan01@gmail.com}

Sorry if you received this letter in your spam is Due to
recentconnection error herein my country.
May the Almighty God Bless You!

Yours beloved sister and son,
Mrs. Betinn Kattan and son Ramon.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam