419 scam: MRS MAYI KHAN <matins_kuffour003@yahoo.co.jp> DONATION FROM MRS MAYI KHAN.

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS MAYI KHAN <matins_kuffour003@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: MRS MAYI KHAN <mrsmayikhan@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:50:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DONATION FROM MRS MAYI KHAN.

Assalamu alaikum,

Greeting in the name of Almighty Allah The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful

Please
don$B!G(Bt be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently sending you
this mail from my sick bed in the hospital despite my critical condition
But don't worry, All i hope is that you will not betray this trust and
confident that I am about to repose on you. I have to thank Allah this
moment for his direction as regards this mission,

I am Mrs Mayi
Khan a muslim convert from switzerland I am married to Late Mr.Khan who
is a wealthy business man here in Grecce we were married for many years
with out a child before he died after a brief illness

Before his
sudden death we where devoted muslim When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of three Million Euros ($B!r(B3.000.000.00) in one of the
prime bank here in Greece Presently this money is still with the
Bank,and i am very sick from Kidney cancer that i may not last till the
next two months according to my doctor so i decided to donate this money
to a honest individual who will use it to work for Allah, orphans,
widow and maintenance of mosque to fulfill the vow i and my late husband
made to Allah,and i have choosen you after praying,

I want this
money to be use as i have said since i do not have any child to inherit
it and our relatives are all unbelivers and i don't want our hard earn
money to be use in ungodly way you will take 15% of this fund and use
85% as i stated,the reason for taking this bold decision.

I know
that after death I will be with Allah the most holy and the most
merciful as soon as i read from you i will give you more details on how
to achieve it,i need your urgent reply as i dont know what tomorrow will
result

Your Sister in Islam
Mrs Mayi Khan.

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