419 scam: Mrs Amin Saheed <asaheed@hotmail.fr> Dear Beloved Greetings!!

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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:
- "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Amin Saheed <asaheed@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: asaheed1@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 06:16:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Beloved Greetings!!

Dear Beloved Greetings!!

Please forgive me if my email might come to you as a surprise, I am Mrs. Amin Saheed, a native of Ivory coast, I am 58 years old widow. i am suffering from protracted cancer of the lungs which has also affected part of my brain cells due to complications. From all indication, my condition has deteriorated and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that i may not live for the next couple of months.

Knowing my condition, i am contacting you on behalf of my late husband Dr Saheed, hard earned fund worth 4.500,000, million us dollars, which is lying with a fudiciary company in my name, I am donating this fund to you for you to use the fund for me, and do the work of God. I will really appreciate if you are with me, to send to me your full contact, Name, Sex, Age, Marital Status, Contact Address, Phone No: and your Current Occupation to enable me write a letter of authorization on your behalf to the fudiciary company, so that they can transfer my late husband deposit to your account for the purpose of helping the poor as indicated on my WILL.

Thank you for your kind assistance, hoping to read from you.

Yours Sincerely.

Mrs Amin Saheed.

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