419 scam: Maha Al-Ghunaim<info@rediffmail.com> I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- ghunaimmahaal334@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Maha Al-Ghunaim<info@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: ghunaim.maha1975@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:15:20 -0700
Subject: I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU

Iâ€™m Maha Al Ghunaim The Chief Financial Officer at the First Gulf Bank located here in Dubai.
I have been in search of someone with the same last name with my late client so when i saw you online, I was pushed to contact you because you have same last name with my late client and see how best we can assist each other.
I had a client name Mr Hans,
He had a fixed deposit account with my bank in 2005 for 108 calendar months, valued at US$20,000,000 (Twenty Million United State Dollars) and the due date for this deposit contract was 22nd of January 2015. Sadly Mr Hans was among the death victims in the May 27 2006 Earthquake disaster in Java, Indonesia that killed over 500 people.
He was in Indonesia on a business trip and that was how he met his end. My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he was my friend and I was his account officer.

Mr Hans did not mention any Next of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, and he was not married and no children.What happened now is that last week my Bank Management requested that Mr Hans should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if he'd like to renew the contract

I knew this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that Mr Hans do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen.

I am telling you this because I am seeking your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as top secret.
Contact me immediately to report your interest as soon as possible via my private e-mail: (ghunaimmahaal334@gmail.com)and process this information with complete confidentiality and
sincerity. I look forward to your quick response.

Miss. Maha Al Ghunaim
Chief Financial Officer
First Gulf Bank Dubai U.A.E.

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