419 scam: "Mrs Susan Amson"<mrs.susanamson@ymail.com> Greetings

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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 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 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.
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.
- amsonsuzyy@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Susan Amson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amsonsuzyy@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:57:17 +0700
Subject: Greetings

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs. Susan Amson from Netherlands, am 58 years old, am suffering from a
long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditions is really
deteriorating and it is quite obvious that i can't work or do any stressful
thing, according to my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for
the next two months, I was brought up from a motherless babies home was
married to my late husband for twenty years without a child, My Husband died
in a fatal motor accident Before his death we were true Christians. I sold
all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $5.6 million
dollars with a Finance firm abroad. please include your Full Names, Contact
Address and private contact telephone number / private e-mail when replying.

Get back to me at once through my personal email: amsonsuzyy@hotmail.com

Regard

Mrs Susan Amson

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