419 scam: maksim@info.com A Cry From A Sick Woman With Cancer !!!

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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.
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.
- mrsmaksimchmerkovskiyyi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maksim@info.com
Reply-To: mrsmaksimchmerkovskiyyi@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:07:29 +0530
Subject: A Cry From A Sick Woman With Cancer !!!

I am Mrs. Maksim Chmerkovskiy from Iceland, married to Late Engr Brown Chme=
rkovskiy {PhD} who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A DRILLIN=
G RIG SUPPLIER in Saudi Arabia for 19 years before he died on the 25th of A=
ugust, 2008. We were married for twenty four years without a child.He died =
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death, he =
deposited the sum of $6,143,728.00 US Dollars with a bank In Canada and thi=
s fund is presently with the bank awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary a=
nd next of kin to the funds. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not l=
ast for the next eight months due to cancer problem.I have been diagnosed w=
ith Esophageal cancer Having known my condition, I decided to donate this f=
und to a church,organization or good person that will utilize this money in=
good faith. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will =
inherit this money. I kept this deposit secret till date, this is why I am =
taking this decision. Please reply for further details,This email was sent =
by my assistant Regards, Your sister Maksim. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE!!! Reply =
To : mrsmaksimchmerkovskiyyi@gmail.com

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