419 scam: Dr Mrs Rosemary Wilson <officedocuments25@yahoo.pt> Happy New Yer

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- robertmitchell644@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Mrs Rosemary Wilson <officedocuments25@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Dr Mrs Rosemary Wilson <robertmitchell644@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:11:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Happy New Yer

Good morning my dear friend.

I am Mrs. Rosemary Wilson from Portugal and by the grace, I am currently working with United Bank For Africa (UBA) Benin.

My boss, and the chief auditor UBA Benin, Mr Mitchell Robert gave me your address this morning and told me to write you, asking you to contact him on his personal E-mail address: robertmitchell644@yahoo.fr such that he will explain to you the transaction he wants to carry out with you if you will be able to join forces together with him and make it work out. He should have written you directly but his schedule is too tight, but he said he will reply to you once he gets your e-mail and probably tell you when he will have chance to explain to you in details.

Do not be bothered because I did not mention the transaction; he did not tell me for the reasons best known to him. He is always careful in handling issues and that has earned him many awards for his service in UBA.

Please, write him to confirm that I sent you the message he left with me in confidence.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Rosemary Wilson,
Assistant Auditor,
UBA Benin.

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