419 scam: Mrs.Susan Iwanski <saniwansski@sify.com> Greetings in the name of God.nance All Webmail/Email Subscribers.9

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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:
- "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 "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.
- saniwanski@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Susan Iwanski <saniwansski@sify.com>
Reply-To: saniwanski@sify.com
Date: 17 Jun 2010 14:13:46 -0400
Subject: Greetings in the name of God.

Greetings in the name of God,Pls let this not sound strange to you for my

only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early this year.i prayed

and got you email id from your country's guest book which i have been with

my late husband and like to visit once more if God will in his infinite

mercies.

I am Mrs.Susan Iwanski from Netherlands,I am 62 years old,i am deaf and

suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected my

brain,from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is

quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that i may

not live for the next two months,this is because the cancer stage has gotten

to a very bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late

husband for twenty years without a child ,died in a fatal motor accident

Before his death.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings

and deposited all the sum of $15.5million dollars with a Security Company.

Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me as

the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long

or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my

behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it

confisticated.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing

treatment for cancer of the lungs. 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 that this money is invested to any organization of

your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization,the

poor and the motherless babies home where i come from.

I want you God fearing, to also use this money to fund orphanages and

widows,I took this decision, before i rest in peace because my time will

soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my Security.

I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new

beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I

stated herein.please you should reply your positive response through this mail

address below

saniwanski@sify.com

Waiting for your reply.

Regard,

Mrs.Susan Iwanski

saniwanski@sify.com

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