419 scam: "Mrs.Suzanne T. Brown"<tbrw07@hotmail.com> Notification

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Suzanne T. Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrstsuzzy@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 15:50:22 -0700
Subject: Notification

Hello,

From Mrs.Suzanne T. Brown

African, Payment Release Director,

United Nations Compensation Commission.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It's a pity I am not disposed to your physical contact address, hence this email otherwise It would have been much better to get across to you via telephone conversation since I arrived Nigeria two days ago.

Be informed that I was mandated to come to Nigeria,after series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Japan, Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the rate of scam/fraudulent activities going on in this country.

However, I have met with President Goodluck Jonathan and members of his federal executive council regarding this issue but they all claimed that they have been trying to redeem the image of their nation by compensating all the affected scam victims. Right now,as directed by UN secretary general Mr.Ban Ki-Moon and the World Bank president, We have waived away all your clearance fees and authorized the Government of Nigeria to urgently effect the UN/World Bank approved compensation amount of $1.5M ( One Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to all affected beneficiaries without any delay.

The only fee authorized which all beneficiaries must pay is a Notorization/ Attestation fee. Once this payment is made, every relevant document associated with the approval and release of this fund shall be made available to you which shall attest to all autorities that you genuinely inherited this fund from Nigeria under the strong recommendation of the UN and World Bank.

I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your approved fund in your possession within the next 72 hours.

I shall obtain a telephone number and forward to you before the end of today so that we can have an oral discussion over this subject matter.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs.Suzanne T. Brown

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