419 scam: Saadi Gaddafi <gaddafisaadi26@yahoo.com.ph> Good Day, Please I Need Your Help.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
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.
- saadigadaffi@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Saadi Gaddafi <gaddafisaadi26@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Saadi Gaddafi <gaddafisaadi26@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:05:17 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good Day, Please I Need Your Help.

Â
Dear Sir,

I amÂ Saadi Gaddafi, son of Late President of Libya, Iâ€™m presently seeking asylum in Niger Republic with my family, The National Transitional Council (NTC) has frozen my accounts, I am financially handicap. I cannot do anything because my movement is restricted and monitored by the Niger Government, I am very happy that the President of Niger has granted me ASYLUM.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-12/gaddafi27s-son-granted-asylum-in-niger/3662484

Â Why I am contacting you is that I will need your assistance to receive the sum of $30,500,000.00. {Thirty million Five Hundred thousand dollars},I deposited in a finance firm outside Liyba in Europe, that is the only hope I have for survival, which i managed to moved out during the rebel attack.

I contacted the finance firm and they agreed to move the fund to any person or country i want, I want you to help me receive the fund from the finance vault. You are entitled to 40% of the total sum, 60% will be for me and family.

If itâ€™s interest you to assist me kindly get back to me with the following information which i will forward to the finance firm to move the fund to you.

YOUR FULL==========NAME AND ADDRESS==============CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS========= YOUR AGE=======OCCUPATION========= AND MARITAL STATUS=========A COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERâ€™S LICENSE.

Reply to my private email:Â <saadigadaffi@hotmail.com>

Thanks
Saadi Gaddafi
Reply to:Â <saadigadaffi@hotmail.com>

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