419 scam: Hajra Husain <efcc.chairman.nigeria1999@gmail.com> I WANT TO DONATE FUND TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS.

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Hajra Husain <efcc.chairman.nigeria1999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tmicboard@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:59:14 -0800
Subject: I WANT TO DONATE FUND TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS.

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Esteemed Greetings to you and your household.

I write to you in good faith and hoping that you will understand the
importance of my email.

I started living in the United Kingdom since 2007 after the death of my
beloved husband, his name is Abdullah Husain. He was a victim of bomb
attack in a hotel during his business trip to Iraq. It was unfortunate he
died together with other innocent people in that incident.

My decision to contact you is because I have been recently diagnosed with
cancer and the doctor said I have less than 6 weeks to live. Since this
sudden news was announced to me, I have been reflecting over my life in the
past. It is painful that after over 32 years of peaceful marriage with my
late husband, we had no child of our own that will inherit our numerous
wealth.

In the past, I have made reasonable donations to the victims of earthquake
in Haiti and recently to the same victims in Japan. Now that my health is
gradually deteriorating, I cannot continue to do all these by myself
anymore. I strongly desire to reach out to the poor and needy people, but I
would prefer to continue this with the assistance of a kind person.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization
of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization,the
poor and the motherless babies home and to also use this money to fund
churches, mosques, orphanages and widows,I took this decision, before i
rest in peace because my time will soon be up.

I want you to answer the following questions:

(1) Are you a God fearing person?
(2) If I donate Â£8.5M to you, can you be able to utilize it wisely to
achieve my heart desire as above mentioned?

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping
to hear from you soon.

Yours in the Struggle,

Mrs. Hajra Husain

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