419 scam: "Sonia Mujuru." <mrslinda_hans@yahoo.co.jp> Good afternoon.

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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:
- "dear friend" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:57:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good afternoon.

Dear friend, Good afternoon.

Please,
may you receive this letter with peace of mind and with due respect as
it may be very strange to you since we have not communicated or know
each other before. We are humbly seeking your cooperation in building a
Tourist Hotel or Real Estate or to invest into any other business you
can advise us in Your Country. I am sorry if this is not in line with
your business.

I am Sonia and my junior brother name is Alberto,
We are the first wife children of late General Solomon Mujuru of
Zimbabwe. We are presently seeking refuge in Abidjan, due to our
situation at hand with my step Mother, taking and selling our late
father properties, asking me to give my late father building work
paper's which I did, and she push us out from our family home. In my
mother side, I my junior brother inherited from our late father the sum
of Thirteen million, two hundred thousand US dollars ($13.200, 000.00),
left in a fixed/suspense account at Bank and 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 you in your Country, we need your
assistance to help us invest this money in any business you can advise
us on.

On the resumption of the project, you will be made a
Director for the role and the assistance you rendered. You will also be
entitled to a percentage agreed upon between us and you before the
commencement of the project. I shall give you more information on this
project. We will be very happy to receive your acceptance reply to help
us to accomplish this plan with you and I with my junior brother will
come to your Country to further our educations while you will be
managing the investments on our behalf.

Please kindly help us for the sake of God and humanity. We are anxiously waiting for your acceptance reply in this matter.

Remain blessed!

Sonia and Brother Alberto.

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