419 scam: Edward Kwame <aqua_staygold@yahoo.co.jp> please help my son Mrs Mariam Azed

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Edward Kwame <aqua_staygold@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Edward Kwame <dredwardkwame90@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:04:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: please help my son Mrs Mariam Azed

Dearest Beloveth,

How are you doing, I hope that this email finds you well. I sent you an email a few days ago and am unsure of its arrival at your end destination. However, I would like to bring you awareness of my urgent situation. Let me take a moment to write again to let you know the reason why i contacted you before.
I am a single mother of 13 years old boy. I am 56 year old from Palestinian but grown up in Israel. I am looking for investment opportunities for my only son from developed countries specifically to secure his financial future.
I have a bachelor's degree in petroleum chemical in past years I worked at Zion Petroleum Company in Caesarea Israel. A company whose focus is on the upstream Oil & Gas. I retired from the company after I was diagnosed with a medical condition, a pancreatic cancer and cannot handle the stress and pressure of the job which provoked a flare-up within my late husband family members since I have few months to live.
Due to my situation, I need your assistance to secure a profitable business worth $1,950,000 (ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) for my son in future because now he is too small
If you are sure you can help me handle any investment in your country on behalf of my son, then do not hesitate to contact me so that i will transfer the fund to you. Looking forward to read from you immediately. because I want a serious person.
Thank you
Best Regard,
Mrs Mariam Azed.

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