419 scam: Rose and James <roseandjameslaw11@gmail.com> Greetings from Rose and James,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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: Rose and James <roseandjameslaw11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rose and James <roseandjames50@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 20:22:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Greetings from Rose and James,

Greetings from Rose and James,

We hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past,We humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. We areÂ Rose and James Lawrence, the children of late Dr. Lawrence Johnson, We wish to request for your assistance in an immediate transaction.

OurÂ late father was a contractor and an Estate consultant before his death, on his sick bed, he instructed me and my mother to look for a foreigner who will assist us for an investment overseas.He discloses to us about twelve million Five hundred thousand United States dollars ($12,500,000 USD)which he kept for Investment in a financial institute.

After several months of funeral of my late father, My uncles and some members of the family started treating us bad with their human wickedness and diabolic powers; thereby forcing my mother out of her matrimonial home which at end they eliminated my mother and left us motherless and fatherless.

We humbly seek your assistance to invest this money in your country, and requiring your assistance in the claims and transfer of the same funds into your personal/company account for investment, We will be glad to give you 20% of the total sum for your kind gesture.

Please it is very important you contact us immediately for us to proceed. Do send us the following informations so that we can proceed to submit it to the bank ,so they can open an official communication with you regarding the release of the funds to you as our new guardian:

A). Your full names

B). Resident address

D). Age

E). occupation

F). A copy of your id card

Once we receive this requirements from you, we shall update you on our outcome discussion with the bank & their advice on what you have to do for the claim, we hope to join you very soon by Gods grace Ok. we love you, but God loves you most.

Awaiting for your reply as soon as possible.

Yours truly

Rose and James.

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