419 scam: rosemary erwin <medlinjones@yahoo.co.uk> Hello

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: rosemary erwin <medlinjones@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: rosemary erwin <rosemarylyndaerwin@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:46:14 +0100
Subject: Hello

Hello,
I am Mrs.Rosemary Linda Erwin, i am a US citizen, 66 years Old. I reside here in Denton, Texas. My residential address is as follows.67 Wellington oaks cir, Denton, TX, united states. I am one of those that fall victim to scammers in Africa two years ago. I had lost over US $74,000 + for the past years while in the US. I was trying to get some money i was told about but all to no avail. They always stopped my funds with one reason or the order and i always get mad!!.
So I decided to travel with my son to Washington D.C with all documents. There an FBI officer was amazed of my story and after some hours in that office, i was asked by the FBI officer to come back the next week. When i did the FBI officer gave me the contact of one Mr. Manson Fanja, who is a representative of the FBI and a member of a reward committee, currently in the Republic Of Benin. And when i contacted him he explained everything to me.
He said whoever is contacting us through email are fake that i should fly down to Benin to see things for myself. As i landed in Benin they took me straight to their office for some clarifications. The next morning i was took to a bank for the claim of my money lost.This was paid to me successfully. Right now i am the happiest woman on earth because i was rewareded with US$1,300,000.00.
Moreover, Mr. fanja, showed me a list of names and address of some suspected victims also, this was how i came accros only your email address.
The only money i paid after i met with mr. fanja was just a little token less than US$180 for the ownership paper wordks.
So am now advicing you to contact the FBI officer to get an approval letter for your own money.
Yours truly
Mrs. Erwin

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