419 scam: "Mrs. Zaniab Al-Kharafi"<info@mail.com> CAN YOU?

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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.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Zaniab Al-Kharafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alkharafiz9@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:31:04 +0800
Subject: CAN YOU?

Good day,

I am Mrs.Zaniab Al-Kharafi from Kuwait. A widow to late Nasser Al-Kharafi. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I chose you.But someone has to be chosen. I am 66 years old and was diagnosed for cancer three months ago and my doctor said I will die in 2 months.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity for the good work of humanity,rather than allow my in-laws who neglected me after my husbands death and made away in changing the beneficiary of the companies to their names due to the religion rites and they also use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.

I have asked God to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I pray that I survive the operation.I have decided to Willing/Donate to charity through you for the good work of God,and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my in-laws are around me, monitoring to know if I still have any of my husbands property or fund in my possesion so they can do away with it like they use to.I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.

IF YOU CAN SINCERELY USE THIS FUND FOR CHARITY THEN I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY.ONLY REPLY IF YOU CAN RECEIVE THIS FUND AND USE IT FOR CHARITY.

Regards,

Mrs. Zaniab Al-Kharafi.

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