419 scam: Miss Susan Hernandez <haggardryanben@gmail.com> Help me

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- hernandezsusan341@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Susan Hernandez <haggardryanben@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hernandezsusan341@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:12:06 -0700
Subject: Help me

Greetings to you.

This email may come to you as a surprise or shock but you maybe the
destined person that God has kept to save my life now.

My name is Miss Susan Hernandez from Argentina I am 17 years old now my
parents are late and I am the only child of my parents, My late father was
a contractor who worked for many companies before he died, he sold all his
properties and deposited the money to a financial Institute and used my
name as the next of kin, Right now I am suffering so much because I am
living with my late father's friend who is not taking care of me at all but
they choose to punish me for no reason since they are not my biological
parents, They drop me out from school and i only eat once in a day. The
suffering is so much on me.

Today I have contacted the Financial Institute where my father deposited
the sum of $7,500.000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to
release it to me so that I can start up a new life, The Financial
Institute insist that my late father signed an agreement with them that I
can only access the money at the age of 30 years or they should release the
money to anyone i present to them who is above 29 years.

Please I am begging you with heavy tears on my eyes now, I want you to
contact Financial Institute and tell them to release the $7,500.000.00
(Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you while you take your
own percentage and send the balance to me so that i can help my life
instead suffering this way.

Here is the contact information of the Financial Institute.
Name: Nile Financial Trust
Manager's Name: Dr Clifford Kemma
Email address: info@nilefinancialtrust.com
Phone Number: +12027700703

Please contact the Financial Institute through the above email address and
tell them that I instructed you to receive the funds on my behalf.

I wait for your response once you contact them.

Thank You so Much.

Susan.
hernandezsusan341@gmail.com

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