419 scam: "Mrs. Rose Hodonou" <rosehonou1111@yahoo.fr> Alfilda Penelope

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- rosehonou1111@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Hodonou" <rosehonou1111@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:11:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Alfilda Penelope

Attn;Alfilda Penelope
I
crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody you have not know
before. I decided to do this after praying over the situation. You should please
consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you have not known
me before. I need not dwell on how I came by your contact information because
there are many such possibilities these days.

I would like to introduce myself as Mrs. Rose Hodonou, of Repulic
of Benin, widow to
Late Mr. James Hodonou(for Consular of the benin embassy in Madrid,Spain.I have
been recently been daigonosed of Cancer of the Pelvics. I am writing from my
sick bed in a CHINESE HOSPITAL here in Benin
Republic.

There is this consignment (containg US$29.5Million cash, in US$100
bills) my husband deposited with a security company, here in Cotonou,Republic of
Benin of which I am the next of kin. With my health condition and because
my husband and I have no children, I am looking for a credible person to whom I
will pass the right of next of kin. This person will apply to the company and
request, from them, the procedure towards retrieving the consignment from
them.

This is on the condition that you will take 35% of the fund for
yourself, 15% used for expenses, while you will use the remaining 50% for the
less previlege people in the society. This is in fulfilment of the last request
of my husband: that a substantial part of the fund be used to carter for the
less previleged.

If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me
immediately with your full names and contact information so that I will send
you contact of my lawyer who will help you and i have handed over all the
documents that the company gave to my husband when the consignment was deposited
to him. then he will direct you on how to contact the company directly, and
demand from them the procedure towards retrieving the consignment from their
company.

I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time you wll recieve
the fund, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as i have described
above. I look forward to your response. contact me through my private E_mail
rosehonou1111@yahoo.fr

And also attach to me in your return
mail your personal details for familiarity,May the good Lord bless
you.

1.Your Full Names

2.Your Age/ Sex

3.Your Marital Status

4.Your Occupation

5.Your Mobile Numbers/Fax

6.Your
International Passport/Working ID/Driving License.

Best Regards
Mrs. Rose Hodonou.

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