419 scam: Rose Williams <rosewilliams664@gmail.com> Greetings my dear friend

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Williams <rosewilliams664@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rose Williams <rosewilliamsx@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 18:23:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings my dear friend

Greetings my dear friend

I do not have another way to communicate with you only to send you this email. I am in despair and my heart bleeds
when I send you this letter in the hope that it will hold your attention.

I am contacting you today because is true that we do not have contact before I think that this gesture will not prevent me from you.
I am far from joking with you in case you think this is a joke. My name is
Mrs Rose Williams born October 23, 1946 in Martigné-Briand (Pays de la Loire) in France, but for some reason, I had to be an adventurer
in search of whatever reason that pushes me you is this: I would like to go through your channel to a charity in your department.

It is a gift in some way and it amounts to the sum of six million nine hundred and fifty thousand (6,950,000) euros.
My situation is that I have no even fewer children to whom I could pass on this heritage, and I suffer from throat cancer terminally ill,
so I am condemned to certain death. Know that I have already paid most of all my money has characters humanitarian organizations
and some officials say these organizations are used in a personal capacity that is why I want a graceful manner in an effort to help children in need give you that says
inheritance to achieve this charity. Please give me a listening ear to my proposal because I rely on your good will and also the proper use of these funds for this work.

Best Regards

Mrs Rose Williams

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