419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Williams"<susanwilliamsfh@hotmail.com> 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:

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.
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.
- susanwilliamsfh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Susan Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <susanwilliamsfh@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 10:44:43 -0700
Subject: Hello my dear

Dearest One in the Lord,

I am Mrs. Susan Williams, from republic of Ireland ,I married to Dr.
Michael Aris Williams, who worked with Ireland Embassy in the US, for
thirteen years before his death on December 2009, when my late husband
was alive he deposited the sum of €11.5 Million Euro, with a Bank in
the Asia, and this Bank has written to me to step forward for claims
or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive the
fund on my behalf since I cannot come to Asia, due to my cancer
illness here in London at the hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for cancer, So if you are a trusted person to work with then
your urgent response is needed for more details on how to receive the
fund.

My Email: susanwilliamsfh@yahoo.com

Yours Sister in the Lord,
Mrs. Susan Williams.

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