419 scam: Susan Smith <sus.smith01@hotmail.fr> Hello My Dear,

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Smith <sus.smith01@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: sus.smith@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:57:29 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello My Dear,

Hello My Dear,

I am Mrs Susan Smith now seriously undergoing medical treatment for Cancer sickness. The sort story is this, I married to Mr.Y Smith my late Husband the former (Embassy of Syria in Ivory Coast) for Sixteen good Years without any child before died on 15th September 2002.

Therefore I need your urgent assistance due to the war crises, Life is worth living only if lived to the service of mankind" and "You make a living by what you earn, but you make life by what you give" This will give you an insight of the spirit behind what I believe and what I live for.

My Doctors has confirmed to me that I have less than Four Months to live, so I have decided to donate these funds (USD $7.800. Million) to a trustworthy individual who will utilize it to assist the motherless babies, handicaps and evangelism of God herein accordance to my instructions give after determination because there is none peace in the country.

As soon as I have received your response, I shall give you further directives on how you are to go about the claims of the funds.

Thanks and God bless you for your understanding.

Best Regards,

Mrs Susan Smith

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