Hajia Faridat and a widow’s funds
Now why would a Burkina Faso based financial consultant want to contact me via an undisclosed-recipients e-mail list with an offer to safe-keep 11 million dollars for a client, and find it necessary to reveal the fact that the client is a widow? I can see no reason at all, other than the fact that Hajia Faridat is an alias for a scammer and that the mention of a wealthy widow serves as a great bait for his scam. Well I don’t buy it. It’s a 419 type of scam.
from hajia faridat <hajia_faridat33@hotmail.com>
reply-to hajia-faridat@hotmail.com,
to undisclosed-recipients,
date Nov 3, 2007 5:47 PM
subject PARTNERSHIP & INVESTMENDear Sir,
I am a financial consultant based in Burkina Faso. I have a client (a widow) she has USDM11,000,000 with a private equity investment trust company for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,if your country’s bilaws allows foreign investment.
You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address with your reference.
Yours faithfully,
Hajia Faridat.NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences
November 21st, 2007 at 1:13 am
I receveid the same message and I returned with a response to him(hajia faridat) . After studied about scam, like explained above, I understood how it works. Below, see his message:
de hajia faridat ocultar detalhes 18:46 (3 horas atrás)
para *************
data 20/11/2007 18:46
assunto RE: PARTNERSHIP & INVESTME
enviado por hotmail.com
Dear sir,
Thank you for your mail, send your information to enable me proceed immediately to meet with my bank manager for onward transfer of the fund to you on a mutual agreement.
Both of us shall sign an undertaken, so in 2 or 3days i will send the copy to you for your endorsement.
Thank you and call me on 00226 78 03 66 93
Hajia.
2007/11/17, hajia faridat :
Dear Sir,
I am a financial consultant based in Burkina Faso. I have a client (a widow) she has USDM11,000,000 with a private equity investment trust company for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,if your country’s bilaws allows foreign investment.
You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address with your reference.
Yours faithfully,
Hajia Faridat.
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences