419 scam: "Miss Sonia Wasim" <misssonia.w@outlook.com> May God Bless You

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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.
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.
- misssonia_w2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Sonia Wasim" <misssonia.w@outlook.com>
Reply-To: misssonia_w2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 23:17:53 +0530 (IST)
Subject: May God Bless You

Hello Dear,

I am Miss.Sonia Wasim from Sierra Leone but residing in Ivory Coast in
Africa.

It is my desire to contact you on a honest and sincere transaction in
which I will need your assistance to transfer the sum of $8,000,000(Eight
Million United States Dollars) with gold and diamond belonging to my late
father Cdt. Munir Wasim to your country for investment. I have been
motivated to contact you in hope to gradually build trust, relationship
and confidence in you as I get to know you more better.

Please, I want you to be of assistance to me by firstly help us to
understand Please I want you to be of assistance at first we have to
understand ourselves better in priority.

I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Thousand
United States Dollar) for your input assistance to the successful
retrieving of this cash in the bank for investment.

Indicate your interest towards assisting me, meanwhile, I will be waiting
for your response. Please for a direct and safe communication write me via
email ID: misssonia_w2@yahoo.com

Thanks
Regards and respect
Miss Sonia Wasim

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