419 scam: Susan Collins <susancollins631@gmail.com> Dear beloved in God

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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:
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Collins <susancollins631@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Susan Collins <susancollins631@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:03:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear beloved in God

Dear beloved in God

I greet you in the Name of God, most merciful, I am Mrs susan Collins married to Mr.Tom Collins who worked

with Israel embassy in Cote D'Ivoire for many years before he died and We were married without a child.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (USD$3.000.000.00) three million dollars in a Bank

and this money is still in bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Three

months due to cancer problem.the one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness, Having known my

condition I decided to donate this money to a trustworthy individual that will utilize this money the way

I am going to instruct herein

I want you to use this fund for orphanages, propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of

God is maintained.I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund and my

husband relatives are evil minded and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by evil plotters.I

don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health. If you have the interest of

helping the less privileged living around your locality with your true heart and wish to extend your Godly

help to these people in the society and be blessed through way, Please do respond to this email at your

convenience with your details as follows; With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your

reply with the information i request below I shall give you the contact of the Bank

I await your soonest response with your full information, example.
Your full name.......................
Address.....................................
Age...........................................
Country.................................
Tel....................................

Any delay to the reply of this letter will give me another chance of looking for another person concerning

this letter.

Remain blessed.

Take care,
Mrs Susan Collins

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