419 scam: "Mrs Aisha Hafeez"<posnet1960@gmail.com> Re: ABANDON FUND

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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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +448726143468 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- postne@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- 24 baker street, london w1u 6ty united kingdom e-mail:postne@gmail.com greeting, i pray my message meet you in good health (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Aisha Hafeez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <msaishahafeez@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 08:00:07 -0500
Subject: Re: ABANDON FUND

24 Baker Street,

London W1U 6TY

United Kingdom

E-mail:postne@gmail.com

Greeting,

I pray my message meet you in good health as you join me to pray for the Peace and stability of the Zimbabwe people. I am Mrs Aisha Hafeez. I inherited the sum of (Twenty-Seeen Million United State Dollars) US$27Million from my late husband, for which I need your assistance to invest in your country. My late husband was into precious stones and a miner in Zimbabwe. He also deals on buying and selling of diamonds from Angola and democratic republic of Congo [former Zaire] before international ban was placed on diamonds from war torn countries. My late husband was assassinated because he stood firm against President Robert Mugabe idea of continuous fight in Democratic Republic of Congo and he also stood against seizure of white farms and the distribution of it to the blacks without compensation to the white owners. Since my husband death his immediate family have tried many attempts to kill me that is why I have to escape with my children to London I was blame for

Due to the problem facing me and my children please I want you to give me all the assistance I need to receive this fund into your account for joint investment, I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for receiving the fund or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the funds together in your country. Whichever, the option you want, feel free to notify me if you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 30% of the money for your help while the remaining 70% for me, if you are really capable and willing to assist me, Please kindly contact my son Samuel on Telephone:+44-872-614-3468

If You Are Willing To Assist Me Please Kindly Forward The Following Information.

(1) Full Name:

(2) Postal Address:

(3 Telephones and Fax Number:

(4) Occupation:

(5) Age:

Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible.

You can contact me through my email address.

I expect your soonest response.

Best Regards,

Mrs Aisha Hafeez

msaishahafeez@gmail.com

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