419 scam: Sonita Akhma <ibu72525@yahoo.co.jp> Greetings

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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: Sonita Akhma <ibu72525@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Sonita Akhma <sonitaakh1980@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 00:06:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings

Greetings

I'm
contacting you based on your good profiles I read and for a good
reasons, I am in search of a property to buy in your country as I
intended to come over to your country for investment, Though I have not
met with you before but I believe that one has to risk confiding in
someone to succeed sometimes in life.

My name is Miss Sonita
Akhma My late father deals on Crude Oil with the Federal Government of
Sudan and he has a personal Oil firm in Bentiu Oil zone town and Upper
Nile city. What I have experience physically and mentally, I don't wish
to experience it again in my life due to the recent civil Ethnic war
that is caused by our President Mr. Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr
Riek Machar.

I have been Under United Nation refuge camp in Bor
city to save my life, I left my
country and
move to Cote d'Ivoire with the little ceasefire we have because of the
face to face peace meeting accord cordinated by the US Secretary of
State, Mr John Kerry and United Nations in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
between our President Mr Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr Riek Machar
to stop this war.

However, I need your advise and help, My late
Father deposited the sum of $8 Million dollars in one of Finance
security firm I have the documents along with me, my age is 19 years and
I don't know whom I can trust now, I want to solicit for your
partnership with trust to invest my fund in your country because my life
is no longer save in my coutry, as an ophan i need yourassistance and
direction.

I escaped when the rebels bust into our house and
raped my mother and she died after two days, May her soul rest in
perfect peace.I'm his only child left, I
need to be in school while you will handle the fund for any good
investment for me, I will offer you 20% of the total fund for your help while you will handle the
rest fund for investments for me.

I will wait to hear from you so as to give you details.

With love from

Sonita Akhma

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