419 scam: Miss Rose Essein <roseessein0@gmail.com> Dear's one,

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Rose Essein <roseessein0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: roseessein@live.com
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 16:22:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear's one,

Dear's one,

I honestly apologize and hope that I will not cause you much embarrassment by contacting you through this means for a transaction of this magnitude.
This message may be strange, but it is quite possible, if you pay attention to it because of confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium, it became necessary for me to ask you for help and it is important for me to know your
opinion.

In a brief introduction, my name is Miss rose Essein, From cote d' ivoire. It's just my urgent need for foreign partners, which led to my contacting you about this transaction. I am a banker by profession and currently holds the position of Chief Auditor in our bank. I have the opportunity to transfer unclaimed funds ($ 5.3m) Five million three hundred thousand dollars), belonging to one of my clients, who died in the crash. After no one came to claim the money, and if left unclaimed will be transferred to state coffers from the bank.

So I invite you to a deal where we can facilitate the transfer of this fund, and I promise 40% is your percentage, while 5% is for any expenditure made during the transfer of the fund to your nominated bank account, the balance of 55% percent will be for me, and who ever that have assisted me here in my office.

If you agree with my business proposal and more detailed information about the transfer will be sent to you as soon as I get your mail.

Thanks and God bless you.
Miss Rose Essein

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