419 scam: Susan Smith <success@atema.net> More Information Please

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Smith <success@atema.net>
Reply-To: susan333a@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:15:40 +0100
Subject: More Information Please

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Hi,

Please pardon me for contacting you but I am compelled to do so
because of the resemblance of your name to one of my unreachable honest
relatives.

I am an account officer attached to enumbered group and our website is
https://enumbered.com We assist individuals and corporate bodies to keep
anonymous and untraceable huge sums.

Currently, one of our customers died. He has been dead for about
three years and nobody has the access code to his account. One of our
terms of agreement states that if an account is inactive for more than
three years, the customer will forfeit all rights to such account and
the access code will be changed. Meanwhile, this particular customer has
the sum of thirty seven million dollars in his account.

So my main aim of contacting you is to use you to act as next of kin
to our customer and I will provide you with the access code to claim the
fund. There are no risks attached. You will not use your real identity
before the amount can be claimed by you. Your real names, address,
passport, etc are not necessary. Your physical presence is equally not
important. I will guide you on what to do. And for your efforts, you
will be entitled to 40% of the fund. The balance 60% is for me and two
other clerks in my office. But if this fund is not claimed, it will be
forfeited to our company.

If you agree to my proposal, I need an assurance that you will not
run away with the balance 60% of the fund after it has been claimed by
you, and if you are interested, please reply as soon as possible so as
to guide you on what to be done.

Yours truly,

Susan Smith (Miss)

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