419 scam: Aicha Laboso <aichalaboso@yandex.com> Your urgent respond is needed,

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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 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Aicha Laboso <aichalaboso@yandex.com>
Reply-To: al055445544@mail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:46:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your urgent respond is needed,

Your urgent respond is needed,

Am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow. I am Aicha Laboso from Kenya, a 23 years old girl the daughter of Late Lorna Laboso the former Kenyan Assistant Minister of Home and affairs, who was among the plan that crashed in a remote area called Kalongâ€™s,in western Kenya.The plane crashed occurred on Tuesday 10th, June,2008. It is indeed my pleasure to contact you for your assistance.

I thank God today that I am out from my country (KENYA) right now In (Burkina Faso) where my father deposited the sum of $16.5M (Sixteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in one of the leading Bank here in Burkina Faso which he used my name as the next of kin, and I have confirmed from the bank with the Document I have at hand which I will be sending to you after receiving a good respond from you. But due to my refugee status, I have been commissioned by the Bank to present an interested foreign investor/partner who can stand as my trustee and receive the fund in his or her account. It will be my pleasure to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital with your kind idea for me to invest under your control over there in your country.

Yours
Aicha Laboso.

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