419 scam: "Mohammed Abed"<mohammedabed.@me.com> I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mohammedabed.info@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Abed"<mohammedabed.@me.com>
Reply-To: mohammedabed.info@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:16:07 +0200
Subject: I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU

Greetings,

I am a private consultant/investment broker based in Baghdad, Iraq. I represent a client who is looking for a business partner to help invest $10 Million in your country.

This client is a first-time investor and interested in investing her inherited funds in any business opportunities such as Real Estate, Transportation, Industry, Education, Health, Energy/Alternative Energy and Commerce.

The Investor requests for an individual or company in your country to manage and invest the funds on her behalf. But since I do not have any prior contact in your region with whom to undertake this task, I decided that I contact you to find out if you can exploit this opportunity

I do not know if this email is still functional as such I have to keep this message brief. So if you are interested or wish to have more information or wish to take advantage of this opportunity, please reply back to me.

Best regards,

Mohammed Abed.
Private Investment Manager/Consultant
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HIG for Investment & General Contracting LLC
P.O. Box 26926, Bab Al-Mua'dham Post Office
Baghdad â€“ Iraq
Telephone: +964 17192694
Email:mohammedabed.info@gmail.com

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