419 scam: Maimuna Ahmed <lovelymaimuna1@t-online.de> Assalamu Aleikum

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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Maimuna Ahmed <lovelymaimuna1@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "lovelymaimuna1@yahoo.com" <lovelymaimuna1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 15:55:56 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Assalamu Aleikum

Assalamu Aleikum,

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

Please donâ€™t 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. Maimuna Ahmed a Muslim convert from Germany. I am married to Late
Mr. Md Salah Uddin Ahmed who is a wealthy business man in Abidjan, Ivory
Coast. We were married for many years without a child before he died after
a brief illness

Before his sudden death we where devoted Muslims. When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of Three Million US Dollars (USD $3,000,000.00)
in one of the prime bank here in Cote d'Ivoire, And presently this money is
still with the Bank.

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, widows and
maintenance of Mosque to fulfill the vow I and my late husband made to
Allah,

And I have chosen 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 unbelievers 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 don't know what tomorrow will result.

Your Sister in Islam,
Mrs Maimuna Ahmed.

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