419 scam: Mrs Rosemary Reed <mrs.rosemary.reed2@gmail.com> ATTENTION (FROM MRS ROSE REED) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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)
- "million 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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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: Mrs Rosemary Reed <mrs.rosemary.reed2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_rose_reed@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:46:19 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION (FROM MRS ROSE REED) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Group Executive Director,Commercial and Investment,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,Garki, Abuja,P.M.B. 190,

Dear Friend

With due respect, I observe every protocols and pay all due
compliments. I am Mrs.Rosemary Reed Group General Manager, Supply
Chain Management with the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation
(NNPC), I have with me the payment schedule for the next quarter of
this year, which involves the name of Late Mr. Xie Zhenfeng who was
among the Dana Plane Crash Victims on Sunday June 3rd, 2012, on his
way back to Lagos from Abuja the Nigerian Capital. You can read more
of this issue on 1/2 links below:

1) http://africansuntimes.com/2012/06/lagos-nigeria-plane-crash-victims-list-names-of-passengers-who-died-on-sunday/

The Passengers Who Died,According to the manifest from Dana Airline,
below are the names of passengers/victims who died at Plane Crash.

2) http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/5413-153-passengers-dead-in-dana-air-crash-in-lagos.html

I write to let you know that after the death of Mr.Xie Zhenfeng, Crude
Oil Merchant and Federal Government Contractor who has no next of Kin
or anybody to inherit his estate here in Nigeria, I write to solicit
for urgent need of foreign partner with me to claim his contract
amount of $58M (Fifty Eight Million United States Dollars only)that is
already due for payment to present beneficiary this quarter of the
year.

Finally, we shall discuss on other things and modalities as soon as I
receive your acceptance response to this preposition.I will forward to
you the payment schedule where his Name and Amount was written as due
for payment and other approved documents on this payment,meanwhile
this should be confidential and remain with you alone pending when you
shall conclude the transaction.

Please first view the 1/2 links go it through very well,if you are not
interested kindly delete the message.

Waiting to hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Rosemary Reed
Group Executive Director, Commercial and Investment
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam