419 scam: Sonia Kabore <sonia_kabore17@yahoo.co.uk> URGENT REPLY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 orphan scam.
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.
- sonia_kabore10@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sonia Kabore <sonia_kabore17@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:48:08 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Good Day Dearest One

Dear !!

I am Madam.Sonia Kabore I am a widow being that I lost my husband,my
husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his
death.He was assassinated by the rebels following the political
uprising, before his death he made a deposit of Six Million Five Hundred Dollars ($ 6,500,000.00) here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in one of the Security Company,he intended to buy a Cocoa processing
Machine with the fund.I want you to help me for us to retrieve this fund and transfer it to your account in your country or any safer place as
you will be the beneficiary and recipient of the fund which we will use
for joint investment in your country.I have plans to do investment in
your country, like real estate and industrial production.This is my
reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only Daughter Linda Zuru,

please reply sonia_kabore10@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks and best regards .

Madam Sonia Kabore

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