419 scam: "Mrs. Aazam Mahdi"<score@senderfusion.com> Confidential

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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 british pounds" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- aazammahdi10@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Aazam Mahdi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aazammahdi@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 10:54:16 +0100
Subject: Confidential

Dearest ...

My Name is Aazam Mahdi, I was married to Late Dr.Ali Mahdi Al-Kaabi, WHO was an oil merchant, We Were married for eighteen years with one son but our son pass away after the dead of the the his father on the airplane crash before He Died, we deposited the sum of (Ten Million British Pounds) in the bank and this money is still with the Bank.

In 2012 I started suffering cancer, fibroid problems and hearing impairments. Recently, Because this cancer problem. Therefore I Decide to donate this money to a single Reliable Who will use the Fund's build orphanage home and help the poor.

I am taking this Decision Because I do not have anybody That will inherit this money and my husband relatives Have Been very hostile and unkind to me since after my husband's death. I do not have any trace to any of my family relatives Because my parents eloped to the United Kingdom due to war and never Mentioned home till all died.If They also did not or Will Donate this money to anyone, the Bank will take it. So I want to bequeath it to you so that you can use it to help the poor in your country, less privilege and orphanage / motherless baby's home in the whole world.

For legitimacy, Also I will give you a letter of authority (power of attorney) That Will Establish you as we Beneficiary appointed to this money. If you delay in replying this mail, I will look for Another Individual Who will accept to use this money to help the poor.

Remain blessed
Aazam Mahdi
aazammahdi10@gmail.com

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