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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.

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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • msekinatu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sekinatu mohammed" <sekinatu00@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: msekinatu@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:23:09 -0800
Subject: Assalam Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu,



Assalam Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu,

My Dearest Brother in Al-Islam,

May the love and mercy of Allah(SWT) Almighty be upon you and may he grant us high places in Al-junat Amin.

I pray that this message of mine finds you in the best state of health and Imaan.

I thank you very much for accepting my call and for writing me back, and I pray that the almighty will open your heart to what I am about to say and I want you to know that this words are from my heart.

I am Mrs Sekinatu Mohammed,named person from Kuwait. I am married to Late Malam Usman Mohammed of blessed memory who worked with Kuwait embassy in Sudan for nine years before he died in the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both very devoted muslims.Since his death I too have been battling with both cancer and fibroid problems.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$7.5 Million (Seven Million Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with n oversea security company, presently, this money is still with the Security Company in Europe.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs memost is mystroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to either a moslem organisation or devoted muslim individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruc here-in.

I want this muslim organisation or individual to use this money in all sincererity to lay a fundation to assist mosques, orphanages,widows, and also propagating the word of ALLAH and to ensure that the society upholds the views and beliefs of the holy Quran.

The holy Quran emphasized so much on ALLAH'S benevolence and this has encouraged me to take this bold step. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are new Christians converts and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by people I call unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I know that after death I will be with ALLAH the most beneficient and the most merciful. I don't need any telephone communication in this regardm because of my health and also the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.

I don't want them to know about this development.With ALLAH all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the original- beneficiary of this fund.I want you and the Muslim community where you reside to always pray for me.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a true devoted muslim worthy of emulation.

Whoever that wants to serve the ALLAH must serve him in truthand in fairness.Please always be prayerful all through your life.

Any delayin your reply will give me room in sourcing for a muslim organisation or a devoted muslim for this same purpose.

Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on yourshoulders.Please do reply to my private email address:msekinatu@yahoo.com

May the almighty ALLAH continue to guide and protect you.

Jazakallahu Khayran.
Ma'salam.
Your sister in Islam
Sekinatu Mohammed

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