419 scam: "Mrs. Fatuaita Sousah" <imfactivitiesincentralandeaste@gmail.com> Dear recipient!

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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.
- head.sousah@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Fatuaita Sousah" <imfactivitiesincentralandeaste@gmail.com>
Reply-To: head.sousah@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:33:05 +0100
Subject: Dear recipient!

Dear recipient!

This letter may come as a surprise to you, but if you become my partner, we
are ready to split $ 4.7 million in two weeks. Please take two minutes of
your attention, I will be as specific as possible.

My name is MrS. Fatuaita Sousa. I work as a marketer for one of the leading
banks in London, UK. (For security reasons, I will give you the name of our
bank after you agree to become my partner in this business) Please allow me
to use your name to apply as the next of kin of my late client, whose last
name is the same as yours. He died of the corona virus in June 2020 and has
no legal testament left, no next of kin or relatives presented to me prior
to his sudden death.

I saw your email address while searching the Internet and decided to
contact you about this BECAUSE YOU HAVE HIS SURNAME.

If you are interested, please reply to me at head.sousah@gmail.com as soon
as possible and I will explain to you better.

I look forward to hearing from you shortly

Mrs. Fatuaita
Sousa

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