419 scam: Susan Smith <sus.smith01@hotmail.fr> I'm glad to hear a letter from u. !!!!

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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.
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: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:56:27 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I'm glad to hear a letter from u. !!!!

Good morning

I'm glad to hear a letter from u.you will excuse my english because im french country girl Avaneshia my names,and the small i learnt from the school.

i have been living in cote d'ivoire with my late parents,Mr/mrs susan smith,and my late father was a trader in café cocoa trade.he kill by the partner,and my mother have a car bumped when going visit our plantation in south east of the country eight months after die my father.

with this $7.800 000 00)americans)inheritance in the bank under my name i wanted to invest here but searching a partner outside country of investissment for the political crisis make my situation unlivibable.

I needs you help me now i am fearing the government since presidential election here which came with trouble and war,for this reason i stay away of the country to have my life and my money safe. but i do not know anyone abroad that is why i contacted you to assist me.

if you really want to ask me u will you give the contact of the bank to ask them to withdraw the money here to your country immediately.
im waiting your quickly reply,

Miss Avaneshia.

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