419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Wei"<info@usa.org> Attn: Beneficiary,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22996117658 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- cargounitcontroll333@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Susan Wei" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cargounitcontroll333@onet.pl>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2018 09:49:17 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

Attn: Beneficiary,

Note, that I have now transferred the money with a help of a new partner, and presently I'm in Kuwait for oil investment projects with him, but I kept an ATM VISA CARD of Us $ 2,500,000.00. (Two Million, Five hundred Thousand USD), for you. Which you can withdraw the Funds at any ATM Machine in Your Location Worldwide, with maximum daily limit amount of USD $ 15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand USD) as you are willing to claim your Winning Fund for your compensation towards your past effort in helping me to transfer the money, Which was not successful at that time. Now, I was able to transfer it with the help of a new partner and therefore, I have released the above stated amount for you.

Please kindly contact my secretary below:

Mr. Johnson Nugent
Email address: (cargounitcontroll333@onet.pl)
Tel Phone: +229-9611-7658

I may not have access for continuous communication with you or with my secretary due to the oil investment project I have at the hand here in Kuwait, which had made me so busy at the moment. But I left my secretary an instruction with your contact In other to confirm who you are when you contact him.This is the PIN the CODE of your ATM VISA CARD (99056), so it is only the card that my secretary will be sent t O you, then you will use the secret PIN CODE above to start withdrawals.

Pin-6670
Password 9022.

Best regards,
Mrs. Susan Wei

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