419 scam: "Mrs. Semira Mukhtar" <samaramuhtar@gmail.com> very urgent

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Semira Mukhtar" <samaramuhtar@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedmukhtardr@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 06:49:33 +0000
Subject: very urgent

Dear Loved one, I am sick with breast cancer, My name is Mrs. Semira
Ahmed Mukhtar. writing you now from the hospital here in London
according to how my spirit directed me to contact you, I want to
confide in you my secret before death comes few months from now, I
want to tell you where all my wealth/riches are both in the Bank.

I have â‚¬20,000,000 Million Euros for you to Manager them according to
my WILL, because my husband is dead and I have no children of my own.
and my doctor have confirmed that I have few days to live on earth
now. Pls pray for me. Kindly get back to me urgently with your full
names/address and your Telephone number to discuss with you.

Please I will want you to use this money to help the Poor, the
Motherless Children, the Refugees From Syria, Afghanistan and Iraqi
Refugees, that are in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and other places because
of war that is going on there now, however I will want you to help the
refugees from Ukraine because war going there also, I will want you to
use part of the money to help the Widows and Older Women, and the
cancer Victims that many of them are now in the hospital, please all
these people mentioned above you must use the money that I am sending
to you to help them. I will direct my Lawyer to tell you where the
money is and how you can receive it for this project.

Attached is the picture where I am with my doctor here in London
receiving Treatment for cancer of the breast, please pray for me and
direct me how you can receive the above amount to help the poor and
needy.

Regards.

Mrs. Semira Ahmed Mukhtar

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