419 scam: "Mrs. Sonia" <skfinfk@gmail.com> IS SONIA!! [Scanned]

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sonia" <skfinfk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <skfung188@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 10:04:35 -0500
Subject: IS SONIA!! [Scanned]

Hello Dear,

I hope you are having the best of your life? If yes, thanks be to our creator. I
have a business proposal for you, in acknowledgment of your kind response i will
send more information to you regarding these.
Thanks Sonia.
The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are intended only for the use of the recipient(s) unless otherwise indicated. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender(s) immediately by telephone. Please destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of the e-mail is strictly prohibited unless expressly authorised by the sender(s). No person, without written confirmation of the contents of this e-mail, should rely on it. Whilst this e-mail and the information it contains are supplied in good faith, no member of the Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) shall be under any liability in respect of the contents of this e-mail or for any reliance the recipient may place on it. This e-mail is sent for information purposes only and shall not have the effect of creating a contract between the parties.

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