a scammers initial letter via e mail ... . sounds too good to be true

... we recently received the e mail listed below from an alleged "Eng." .. must be either an engineer or something similar. You will note he loves puppies, yet does not have the time to take care of them .. and .. wants you to be the beneficiary of his misfortune of losing his grandmother.

.... please read on ... all this sounds too good to be true ... see how the scammer creates a sense of urgency ... this is one of many tipoffs to be wary of ...

..... we offer our condolences to Ashley on the loss of his beloved Grandma .. see how they seek your sympathy .. another tipoff to the scammer ..

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Hello,

My Name is Eng.Ashley Brent,i got your e-mail address from an email
surfing marketing company with US chamber of Commerce, and My Late Grandma
was a puppy breeder,She died about 6 month ago and she left 2 Female
English Bulldog,2 female Yorkshire Terrier and 1 male Yorkshire Terrier and
a female Maltese before she pass a way,One of the female puppy recently
give birth to 3 litters puppies,they are so adorable...but due to my work
as a Construction Engineering ,My Job does not permit me to take proper care
of these little puppies,I love to take care of them myself but due to the
nature of my job i does hardly have time for my self,So i decide to look for
someone,who is caring and lovingly parent...who will take good care of them
and will to adopt them from me,If you are interested in having one of
them,please contact me as soon as possible...for more details and
information about adopting them from me and also do let me know the type of
the puppies you are interested in adopting from me and in case you want Yorkshire Terrier,English Bulldog Or the Maltese? Do let me know as soon as possible.

Looking forward to your prompt e-mail again.

Thanks. Eng.Ashley Brent