419 scam: Sonia Davis <mis.sonia1986@yahoo.co.uk> God's Greeting To You My Dear,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Sonia Davis <mis.sonia1986@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Sonia Davis <soniadavis@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 08:05:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: God's Greeting To You My Dear,

God's Greeting To You My Dear,

How are you today? I hope all is well with you and your Family to the Glory of God. I am divinely touched to offer my fortune to less privilege through you for charity work. I am MRS SONIA DAVIS HERBERT. I am married with LATE MR DAVIS HERBERT who work in British Embassy for nine years before he died 13 June in the year 2006. Before my husband died we were both born again Christian. Please I am written you because I am suffering from oesophageal cancer for years now and have undergone series of cancer treatments but no avail. Recently i have went for a medical check up and My Doctor told me privately that I might not survive this cancer illness for the next 2 week due to the cancer has damage my Kidney and i am about to do cancer operation next week, My dear, Having known my condition I decided to donate my Fund the sum of Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ( $6,800,000.00 ) for you to use it for Charity Purpose in
helping the less privileges because I do not have a child that will Inherit this fund and it's better I do not die leaving the money behind without reaching to the less privileges and orphan,

I decided to hand over this fund to you so that you will conduct vastly a charity work and dispense the fund to the glory of God. Please get back to me as soon as possible so that i can detail you about this Fund. Please i want this transaction to be privately done to you because i have vow to God that this fund will be use for Charity purpose.

I urgently wait to receive your reply.

Remain Bless in Christ
Your Sister in the Lord
Mrs Sonia Davis Herbert

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