419 scam: "Mother Rose"<rosefran0@live.com> (CAN I ENTRUST THIS PROJECT WITH YOU)

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mother Rose" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosefran00@live.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:01:25 -0700
Subject: (CAN I ENTRUST THIS PROJECT WITH YOU)

Dear beloved One,

I am mother R(ose Frank from Netherlands a widow to late James Franklin
i am 61 years old, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long
time cancer of the breast, all indication from my doctor that my
conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn? live
more than three months. According to my doctors, and in all indication
regards to medical analysis, this is because the cancer disease has
gotten to a very bad stage that know hope for me to be a living person
again. My late husband killed during the hurricane disaster, in New
Orleans and during the period of our marriage we could not produce any child.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all
his business and wealth. the doctors has advised me that I may not live
for more than six months, so i now decided to divide the part of this
wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in
africa,america,asia and Europe especially create solution to problem of
lessprevillagedones and orphanage homes. I selected you after viewing your contact
on a website which I prayed and fast for three weeks over it with advice
ofMy pastor, I am willing to donate the sum of (($7.5m us dollars,)) to
the less privileged.

Please I want you to note that this fund is lying in a security company
and upon my instruction, my attorney, who presently is in Africa
distributing relief materials to air crash of bellview airlines, which will
file in an application for the transfer of the money in your name.
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for
the said purpose even though i am late then, because i have come to find
out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity and i made the
promise to god that the fund will be use to build his temple. May the
grace of our lord Jesus the love of god and the fellowship of god be with
you and your family

I await urgent reply.
God bless you.
Mrs. Rose Frank

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