419 scam: "Susan Oxford"<susanoxfords@googlemail.com> contact me

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- susanoxfords@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Susan Oxford" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:41:33 +0100
Subject: contact me

Greetings,

My name is Mrs.Susan Oxford; I am a dying woman who has decided to donate
what I have to you for humanity services. I am 61 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago immediately after the death of my husband who has left me everything he worked for.

The doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks because of my health i decided to WILL/donate the sum of £3,500 000 Three million five hundred thousand pounds to you for the good work of humanity and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.

Presently, I,m in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have
told me that I have only a few months to live.

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

Do get back to me, so i will give you the details of the bank were the funds are and the process of releasing the funds to you.

Regards

Susan Oxford.
susanoxfords@googlemail.com

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