419 scam: "Sonia Mujuru." <mrslinda

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sonia Mujuru." <mrslinda_hans@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Sonia Mujuru." <soniamujuru@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:29:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear

Dear one, Help us.

I am writing this letter with due respect and sorrowful heart to put my mail into consideration; we are humbly seeking your assistance as I know my message will come to you as a surprise. The reason I am contacting you through this mail, is as a result of the occurrence of the untimely death of my beloved father and our situation at hand with my step Mother. I am Sonia and my younger brother Alberto, we ran out of Zimbabwe and presently seeking refuge in Abidjan.

It is our desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist us retrieve the sum of Thirteen million, two hundred thousand US dollars ($13.200, 000.00) left in a fixed/suspense account at Bank, we inherited from our late father General Solomon Mujuru. We want you to help us stand to this Bank, as our late father Business Association, so that the Bank will paid the money to your Country and you help us look for a good business we shall establish on.

I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust relationship and confidence in you as we get to know you better. I and My younger brother Alberto want to settle down with this money in your Country for investment and as well to further our education. You will be entitled in the total money involved for your assistance after the successful transfer of this money to your Country for investment.

We await your urgent response to help us in this matter.
Thank and God bless you in all you do.
Yours sincerely
Sonia and brother Alberto.

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