419 scam: MRS ASHIA JADDAFI <mrs.aisha.gaddafi01@gmail.com> HOPE I CAN TRUST YOU MY DEAR?

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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:
- "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. )
- "top secret" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS ASHIA JADDAFI <mrs.aisha.gaddafi01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.aisha.gaddafi001@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:54:41 +0100
Subject: HOPE I CAN TRUST YOU MY DEAR?

*Hello Dear Friend!My name is Aisha Gaddafi and I'm the daughter of the
former president of Libya late Muammar Gaddafi who was killed in the civil
war that took place in the year 2011 that ended up his life on the 20th
October 2011. Before the death of my father he made a deposit
of($8,420,000.00)USD in a security company in United Kingdom. No one knows
about the money except we the children and now my brother is in the prison
for trial of war crime so i am the only one left,I got an mail from the
security company that I have to come for the funds but now i can't go
because after the death of my father the UN and Libya Government has been
tracking all my father's wealth and money everywhere around the globe and
this was the last deposit my father made before he died,So I am looking for
a trust person to stand as my foreign beneficiary to help me claim the
funds and I am ready to reward whoever he or she may be and i will also let
the security company,know that I am appointing you as my beneficiary to
help me receive the funds from the security company in United Kingdom.So I
can come out of my present ordeal and meet you I will start a new life I
offer you 30% of all your expenses,I will send you my passport copy,
deposit Certificate upon your responses,I will send the application letter
and the security company address so that you can apply for the funds,
please keep this as a top secret between both of us.I will furnish you with
more info as soon as I hear from you indicating your interest to partner
with me. At present I don't receive or make calls for security reason (s)
as it is being monitored. All communication is based on Internet.Best
Regards.Mrs Aisha Muammar Gaddafi.*

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