419 scam: "bonds" <bonds@iemas.co.za> PLEASE CAN YOU WORK WITH ME

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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.
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.
- ms.dorathy_bonds@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bonds" <bonds@iemas.co.za>
Reply-To: ms.dorathy_bonds@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:52:03 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CAN YOU WORK WITH ME

Hello dear

How
is your day in office? Without wasting much of your time,my name is
Dorathy Bonds (Lady),and a banker by profession, i work with
International Commercial Bank (ICB) in Senegal.I saw your contact today
in a website and i decided to contact you,there is a business i will
like to do with you personally and i need your cooperation,it is a
business that favor both of us and may be it can unit us together as
good friends.I will send you my photos when i receive your
mail.Meanwhile,i will like to know more about you,the country you are
from,and also your occupation,in order to know if you will fit to the
business.Reply to my private email address ( ms.dorathy_bonds@yahoo.fr).

Yours sincerely

Mrs Dorathy

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