419 scam: "Aisha"<bdptfz@126.com> I need your help

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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:
- "million 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Aisha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jharnadb28@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 10:35:19 -0400
Subject: I need your help

Hi,

My Name is Aisha Mohamed from Syria,I am 26 years old, I am in St.Agatha's Parish for refugee in Republic of Ghana under United Nations High commission for Refugee I lost my parents in the. recent war in Syria, right now am in Republic of Ghana, please save my life i am in danger need your help in transferring my inheritance my parent left behind for me in a Bank in Ghana here, i have every documents covering the funds in my possession, all i need is a foreigner who will stand as the foreign partner to my father to act as the beneficiary of this said fund.
The money deposited in the Bank is 9.5 Million Dollars, I just need this fund to be transfer to your account so that i will come over to your country and complete my education as you know that my country have been in deep crisis due to the war and I cannot go back there again because I have nobody again all of my family were killed in the war.I don't know how and what I will do to transfer and invest this money somewhere in abroad to avoid the bank from taking over what belongs to me which they were planning to do without my consent because I am a young girl.
Now,I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from his account here to your bank account, this is why i am in search of a reputable and trust worthy fellow to assist me in building my future since my parents are no longer alive to build it for me and I strongly believe that by the grace of God,you will help me invest this money wisely.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach me.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible.Please get back to me for more details about me and the inheritance fund.

My regards to you and your family

Aisha Mohammed

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