419 scam: "Mrs.Susan J.Watson" <hounglee48@gmail.com> I FINALLY FOUND 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:

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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Susan J.Watson" <hounglee48@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sussan.watson@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 10:10:04 +0100
Subject: I FINALLY FOUND YOU

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Hello Dear,
How are you doing today?

I know that this letter may come to you surprisingly, as we have never
met before,My name is Susan Watson,I'm working with Societe Generale
Bank of Brazil,and I'm writing this letter in respect of my late
client, who was involved in a plane crash with his wife and three
children, They all died in the crash of the Air France Flight
447,which took place on 1 June.2009 and before his death,he left a
fixed deposit of $5,500,000.00 in the bank,and since the crash event,
none of his extended family has been located for the claim of this
money,and there is urgent that I must submit to the bank a beneficiary
for the claim to the inheritance, as his personal account
officer/representative,the bank has asked me to present to them the
nearest relative or beneficiary of my late client that will receive
this fund.

The bank has also given six months to sign up for this fund, or they
will confiscate the fund, and my search for one of my deceased
relatives has failed, and I have contacted you at yours obtain
approval to present you to the bank as the true beneficiary of the
deceased, my dear,what i want from you is for you to act as a deceased
beneficiary,because i have in my suit all the original and legal
documents to successfully carry out this operation without any problem
and please remember That this proposal is legit,legal and 100%
risk-free,because I will provide you with all the documents/deposits
certificate to present to the bank as the true beneficiary of this
fund,All I need is your cooperation to enable us to achieve the
success of this transaction smoothly, and I want you to understand
that I know exactly what this transaction entails and that I will
always accompany you until you receive this fund successfully without
any problem.

You can see the link of the crash below:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/05/world/europe/france-air-crash-report

Regards,

Mrs.Susan Watson

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