419 scam: Asghar Sayid <asgharsayid@gmail.com> YOUR KIND RESPONSE FROM SYRIA

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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Asghar Sayid <asgharsayid@gmail.com>
Reply-To: asgharnote01@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 05:01:11 -0700
Subject: YOUR KIND RESPONSE FROM SYRIA

Hello Good Day,

I am Mrs.Asghar Samaha Sayid the wife of Engineer Ghazwan Sayid a
Syrian Industrialist and member of Syrian business men in council
Damascus.After the death of my husband, my family is under threat of
President Bashar al-Assad for Resolute our support for a true
Democratic Government in Syria that is why they killed my husband.Due
to the current President Bashar al-Assad protest in the country many
families are running for dear lives as their soldiers are killing
civilians, women and children.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193950/Syria-Fears-massacre-Syrian-government-dozens-dead-bodies-buried-mass-grves.html

I want to bring to your notice that I have in my possession the sum of
(5,000,000 million U.S.dollars). This is the money me and my husband
have saved for our entire life as an Industrialist.I placed the money
in trunk box and deposited it with the Red Cross here in Damascus. My
sincere intention in writing you is to gain your kind permission and
acceptance to receive the money on my behalf in your country and also
make investment with it. For your permission and acceptance, I will
give you 20% commission as we agreed.

I have to take this chance because I have no other alternative but to
trust somebody. Am an orphan with no brother or sister so I can not
risk my life here to avoid an end to my family lineage. as a woman
since my husband is dead all I have is my two children. They deserve a
decent life since I want them to grow up in a peaceful environment. I
will relocate to your country with my family and invest the money in
accordance with law, your advice and assistance; we can work together
and achieve a better future for our families.

If possible, may I request you to send me your information? Only if
you are comfortable with this request. This is purely for the purpose
of sending the money to you. The information needed is: Your full
name, your private phone number, your full home address.your Age,your
Passport,your occupation and also your private email address.

I anticipate your positive response and on receipt of your information
and I will provide you with further details.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Asghar Sayid

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