419 scam: Mrs Rose Banneth <mrrobertsteve214@gmail.com> Dear happy new year,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
- mrsrosebanneth19@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Rose Banneth <mrrobertsteve214@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsrosebanneth19@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 05:23:45 -0800
Subject: Dear happy new year,

Dear friend,

I am Mrs. Rose Banneth a Norway Lady but my late husband is from
France I live in Burkina Faso, please I want you to take this message
very serious as I have already lost all my family by Covid.19 and now
I am quarantine which I donâ€™t also know what will happen to me next, I
lost my husband of covid-19 pandemic. last two year now it is my turn.

Please can you join me and help people? Are you online? It is a really
serious issue because there is something I want you to help me do as I
donâ€™t want to lost all my family money to the bank, and my last
husband money is in my care and my own money in the bank, please I
will like you to help me use this (â‚¬6.2 million Euros) for orphans and
widows charity in your Country, it is what my spirit direct me to do.
Can you be able to do this for me?

On your return to handle this fund I will introduce you to my Nurse to
follow up with you and the bank.i want you to contact me here my
private email address ( mrsrosebanneth19@gmail.com ) to know on how
the fund will be transferred to your bank account or online banking.

I wait for your urgent respond and please this is really serious and
urgent issue.

Thanks
My regards,
Mrs. Rose Banneth
Written from Hospital

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