419 scam: "Mrs. SherLi Azahar Wang"<huytrg@awebhosting.com> Register The Sum of $15,000,000.00 USD In Your Name

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. SherLi Azahar Wang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sherwang1@blumail.org>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 21:25:30 -0700
Subject: Register The Sum of $15,000,000.00 USD In Your Name

Mrs. SherLi Azahar Wang
Address: 90-3, Jalan Molek 3/10 Taman Molek, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Email:Reply Me : sherwang1@blumail.org

Beloved,i am Mrs SherLi Azahar Wang, suffering from cancerous
ailment. I was married to Sir Azahar Wang an English shipping tycoon
notable for his great charitable activities before his death. My husband
and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged
individuals as he had passion for persons who can not help themselves
due to physical disability or financial predicament.
Our lives together lasted for three decades without a child. My husband
died of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in April 2nd, 2006.

When my late husband was alive he Register the sum of fifteen two
million dollar ($15,000,000.00 USD) ,With a security company, which
were derived from his vast estates and
investment in capital market with the security company in MALAYSIA
which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital
market (All records are kept with my family lawyer). Presently,this money
is still with the security company in MALAYSIA.

My Doctor told me recently, that I have limited days to live due to the
cancerous problems that i am suffering from,and what bothers me most
is the stroke that I have in addition with the cancer. With this hard reality
that has befallen me, i have decided to donate this funds to you
personaly for charitable work. I want you to use this gift which comes
from my late husbands effort to establish a charity home for the upkeep
of widows, widowers, orphans,destitute,the down-trodden, physically
challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be
genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy
persons. I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused
or invested into ill perceived ventures, which is the reason i took this
decision.

As soon as I receive your reply via my email:( sherwang1@blumail.org )
i shall authorise my Attorney to issue you a Letter of Authority that will
empower you as the original beneficiary of the fund.and the upkeep of
your family,for your effort in seeing that people are brought out of their
predicament.(Note that all changes has be pay to get all the document
don )
Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Remain Blessed,

Mrs. SherLi Azahar Wang

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