419 scam: "Amina Shaug"<mail@sfimg.com> Re: Your mail acknowledged.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- aminahaugsghar@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Amina Shaug" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aminahaugasghar@mail.ru>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:00:23 +0100
Subject: Re: Your mail acknowledged.

Good day,

Greetings and most cherished blessings. My name is Mrs. Amina shaug asghar from Kuwait, a widow to late engineer sheik asghar of blessed memory who until his untimely death was an oil explorer here in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

I am suffering from long time cancer of the lungs and have since lost my ability to talk well, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating according to my doctors, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. For a long time now, i have been in hospital bed here in Kuwait and my doctors advised that i continue to rest as i have limited time. My late husband died in 2014 and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child.
My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, i inherited all his business and wealth and this made his relatives hate me so much and wasted no time to seize everything we have including family mansion giving the reason that we have no child.

Unknown to them, i have a fixed deposited funds $50,800,000.00 in a bank overseas and have decided to donate this funds, to contribute to assist the less privileged and victims of covid-19 pandemic in north Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. I selected you after visiting the chambers of commerce website and i prayed over it.
I took this decision because i don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are greedy and wicked and i do not want a situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner. I don't want them to know about this development but will instruct the bank and my account officer for transfer of funds. Lastly, i honestly pray that this money when transferred will be sure for the said purpose, because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition is vanity.
Delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for another organization or devoted person for this same purpose. Until i hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.Get in touch with me either by email:
aminahaugsghar@mail.ru or whatsapp.

I wait for your reply and contacts.
Truly yours,
Mrs. Amina Shaug Asghar

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