419 scam: "Mrs Khala Tuffey"<kahla-tuffey@live.com> HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.r.r

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Khala Tuffey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kahlatuffey@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:14:50 +0530
Subject: HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.r.r

My Dear Friend,

It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to transfer some funds into your bank account.I know this message will sounds very strange to you, but I have no choice than to risk my life to choose a stranger like you I have never seen before. We leave in a global world today, and with the help of internet technology one can easily communicate with one another all around the world without knowing him or her in person, what matters will be the trust and the Information’s you got about the person. In this case we can understand our self and work like one family. Please, I don’t want you to feel embrace by receiving such message from someone you have not seen before, but my dear, such is life some time in life things works in a way we never expected.

Please do accept my apology if my mail infringes on your personal ethics. My name is Khala Tuffey I am from New zealand , I got married to My late Husband . 6 years Ago That was in 2005 My husband's name is Kamis. He is from Malaysia. Kamis is someone that could be described Rich while He was alive.My late husband was well acquainted with business and thus had several companies which include Kamis gas and oil limited, Rizal best transporting agencies as well as a large Palm plantation.

Upon my husband's death The estimation of his asset Was 6.2MILLION DOLLARS.in addition to the liquid cash which is sum of 5.6million Us dollars in the bank.
Please you have to know that consequent upon my husband's death, his family members gathered and are trying to strip me off from all the financial earnings which I and kamis laboured for years right from My home country Newzealand.despite the fact that our marriage was contracted under the required statutory of the act which specifies that upon the Death of the husband the wife will inherit all the belongings of the deceased husband.

Please, i want you to help me so as to transfer the raw cash into an account before the family members come up with whatever ideas they have.Please I urgently require your help. Please contact me immediately. I strongly believe i can bank on you.
Thanks

Yours sincerely

Khala Tuffey

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