419 scam: Charreyron Sonita <sonita_hen03@yahoo.co.jp> From Cherreyron

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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 pounds" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Charreyron Sonita <sonita_hen03@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Charreyron Sonita <charreyron165@yahoo.com.hr>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 03:18:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Cherreyron

Greetings,

Sorry if this message come to you as a surprise, my name is Charrreyron Margit Covarel, Â I am married to Late Mr. Charreyron Â who is a wealthy business man here in London U.K, we were married for many years without a child before he died after a brief illness, Iâ€™m currently admitted to the hospital, suffering from kidney cancer & Parkinson.

I m sending you this mail from my sick bed & I got your email through my late husband internet data, Before his sudden death we were devoted God, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Five Million pounds (Â£5.000.000.00) in one of the prime bank here in London Presently this money is still with the Bank.

I wish to know if I can trust you to use this fund for charity project, then %30 will goes to you as a compensation and you will use the remaining %70 for Charity project as I mentioned for charity purpose, particularly to fulfill the vow I and my late husband made to God, I took this decision because I donâ€™t have any child that will inherit this fund & my late husband relative are Unbeliever. I know that after death I will be with Almighty the most merciful, as soon as I read from you I will give you more details on how to achieve it.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another man/woman of good faith for this same purpose.

I need your urgent reply as I donâ€™t know what tomorrow will result

Your Sister,
Mrs. Charreyon

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