419 scam: Susan O Richardsons <susanorichardsons@gmail.com> Due respect to you

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
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.
- susanokon@sify.com (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Susan O Richardsons <susanorichardsons@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:04:45 -0700
Subject: Due respect to you

Sincere greetings and due respect to you, I am Mrs Susan O.Richardson,
I work with FHC lab here in U.K,
sorry for invading in your privacy, i got your contact from an online
comprehensive search done by
my secretary, My company is in urgent need of a seed (Dagama Seeds),
which can only be found
in India at a cheaper rate of $75, I need someone that can invest in
buying this product from the local
dealer in India, and sell to my Company at higher rate of $170, At the
end of each transaction you will
give me 10% commission from the total profit accrued. Even if this
product is strange to you. You can
still consider it as a massive business opportunity by being an
international supplier to my company.
kindly reply in my private id (susanokon@sify.com) and i shall furnish
you with full details on how
to proceed further.

Thanks.
Mrs Susan O.Richardson.

Due respect to you

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