419 scam: Amina Zaim <andimelisa59@gmail.com> Written from Hospital.

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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 "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.
- zaim92939@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Amina Zaim <andimelisa59@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zaim92939@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 09:40:03 +0100
Subject: Written from Hospital.

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Good Day.

Itâ€™s my pleasure to have contact with you, based on the critical
condition I find myself, although, itâ€™s not financial problem, but my
health, you might have known that cancer is not what to talk home
about, though I donâ€™t know you, and my contact with you was not by
mistake, I guess by divine favor of GOD.

I am married to Mr. Pawel Zaim whom deals on gas / oil and
installer of LP Gas Appliances for domestic and commercial industries
in Ukraine and Eastern European at large , however he died few weeks
ago killed by the Russia Military Attack along with all the member
of his families. We were married for eleven years without a child.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the huge sum of money in
USA currency dollar amounted to the sum of US$11 Million, secretly in
a bank. Presently this money is still in bank. Recently, My Doctor
told me that I donâ€™t have much time to live because of the cancer
problem.

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to
take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30 Percent
of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will
go to charityâ€ people and helping the orphanage.

I donâ€™t want my husbandâ€™s efforts to be used by any Governments. I
grew up as an Orphan and I donâ€™t have anybody as my family member,
just to endeavor that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing this for
humanity in GOD because this sickness has suffered me so much.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
bank and allocation and I will send authority letter that will prove
you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you
assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. I sent
this letter to you through a help of medical assistance,
I hope to receive your reply. And please send your reply to this
private e-mail address : zaim92939@gmail.com
Regards,

Mrs. Amina Zaim.
Written from Hospital.

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