419 scam: "Safia Al Gaddafi"<info@mx1.vniiaes.ru> IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- ssafiaalgaddafifarkash@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Safia Al Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ssafiaalgaddafifarkash@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 21:36:20 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Compliment of the Day

It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you. I am Mrs. Safia Farkash al-Gaddafi, the wife of late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed by the unfaithful opposition leaders in my country.I have confidential business suggestion for you.

I will need you to assist me in executing a business project I deposited two metallic boxes containing the sum of (US$ 27,500,000.00) Twenty-seven millions,five hundred thousands US dollars. In a private security and safe deposit company in Brussels-Belgium, which I declared to the security company as containing African Arts for export on behalf of a foreign partner for security reasons, this is to prevent the officials of the security company from inspecting the contents of the metallic boxes.

Meanwhile, I did not give the name or gender of my foreign partner on whose behalf I was depositing the consignments, so any body can stand as my foreign partner, provided I am the one that presents the person to the security company in my capacity as the depositor.

Everything concerning this transaction shall be legally done without hitch. Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been successfully transferred into your account, we shall share in the ratio to be agreed by both of us.I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below ( ssafiaalgaddafifarkash@yahoo.com ) and finally after that I shall furnish you with more information's about this operation.

Should you be interested, please forward the following to me urgently:
1. Full names
2. Occupation
3. Private phone number
4. Current contact address

Please if you are not interested delete this email and do not hunt me because I am putting my career and the life of my family at stake with this venture. Although nothing ventured is nothing gained. Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mrs. Safia Farkash al-Gaddafi
Email: ssafiaalgaddafifarkash@yahoo.com

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