419 scam: "Laila Al-Malik"<lailaalmalik1962@gmail.com> HELLOve,py to meet you,EDSI BOADI II (CHIEF OF TARKPŒë¸"

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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 "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.
- mrs.lailaalmalik1962@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Laila Al-Malik" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.lailaalmalik1962@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:46:39 +0700
Subject: HELLO

Dearest,

I am Mrs Laila Al-Malik , from Iraq. I am married to Usman Al-Malik of blessed memory who
worked with Iraqi embassy in Jakarta,Indonesia for nine years before his eventual death in the year 2007.

We were married for eleven years without a child he died in a bomb blast on a brief visit to our home town
Basra in Iraq. Before his death he was a very devoted Muslim and I was battling with both cancer and stroke
problems. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $11.5 million dollars (Eleven MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) with an overseas finance and security firm. Presently,this money is still with finance and
security firm.

Recently, my doctor told me that I had a terminating illness (cancer) that would last for the next four months.

Though what disturbs me most is my stroke illness, having known my condition I decided repatriate these funds
to use it to take care of my ill health and donate the remaing funds to people with cancer and fund Charity organization
orphanages and widows.

I took this decision because I don't have any child or a relation to inherit these funds.

I know that after death I will be with God (Allah) the most high and the most merciful one. I can not make
telephone communications because of where I am now but I will only instruct my lawyer in Jakarta to
assist you recieve these funds as I know With God (Allah) all things are possible and as soon as I will receive your
reply I will now give him instruction to make all the paper work available so that these funds will be released to you
without any problem.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another a good person for the
same purpose.Until I hear from you my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders,may the Almighty God (Allah)
continue to guide and protect you. If you wish to help me reply me back through my personal email mrs.lailaalmalik1962@hotmail.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Laila Al-Malik.

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