419 scam: "MARIAM GADDAFI"<mariamga@blumail.org> Urgent reply

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "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)
- "million us dollars" (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.
- mariam_gaddafi37@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARIAM GADDAFI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mariam_gaddafi37@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 06:57:16 -0800
Subject: Urgent reply

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs Mariam Gaddafi, the wife of late Muammar Gaddafi Forma Libyan prseident
Before the death of my late husband he disclosed to me about the total sum of $42.5Million US dollars that he deposited in a security company here in west Africa, and it was registered as Family Valuables, for Security Reasons.
This fund is from the huge sales of Oil and Diamonds he diverted while in office as the prseident of Libyan
For security reasons according to my later husband he made an agreement with the security company that his partner will come for the claiming of the Consignments for an onward transfer to his/her account as the benafeshare.
Muammar Gaddafi, my late husband advice me while in crisis that I should look for a Honest rustworthy and Reliable foreigner who will stand as his foreign business partner/beneficiary of the consignments , Right now I am in United Nations Refugeecamp Camp Ghana with my son musa Gaddafi for the purpose of retrieving this consignments from the security company to the beneficiary Account.
After you have susefer claimed the consignment , i and my son musa will advise you on what to do next and to assist us secure the necessary traveling documents to come over to meet with you for the next plan .
On confirmation of your interest to assist, I will gve you the contact of the security company to ask the how to get the box, and I will give you %30 of the total sum for your assistance while some % 10 will be set aside for any expenses that may arise during the process of claiming. Indicate your interest as soon as you received this mail
I am waiting to hear from you,pls call me immediately if there is anything you do not understand for ore details OK.

Best Regards
Mrs Mariam Gaddafi.
Email: mariam_gaddafi37@yahoo.com or mariamga@blumail.org

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