419 scam: Mrs Shahla Kazima <kareemlisa1@gmail.com> Hi

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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 Shahla Kazima <kareemlisa1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shahlakazima@outlook.fr
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 12:50:33 +0000
Subject: Hi

Greetings

I am Mrs Shahla .F.Kazima of the state of Kuwait, a widow with 58
years old, I am married to late Dr Sazon .F.Kazima, My Late husband
was a famous Gold and oil dealer, with one of the known companies here
in Kuwait and philippines,i have always prayed to God to lead me into
the right person that can see to my wishes hence i have found you,i am
a woman that believe so much in God because he have always been
faithful to me and have given me the strength to live till
today,irrespective of the fact that i am current sick.

Before my late husband died he was major oil tycoon in Kuwait and
philippines and 10.500,000 (Ten Million, five Hundred Thousand
Dollars) was deposited in a finance company in AFRICA COUNTRY some
years ago,that's all I have left now, I need you to collect this funds
and distribute it yourself to charity .so that when I die my soul can
rest in peace. The funds will be entirely in hands and management.I
hope God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives that is my main
concern.20% of this money will be for your time and effort, while 80%
goes to charity.

God bless you.Please do respond if you will accoumplish this desire of me.

Mrs Shahla .F.Kazima

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