419 scam: Aisha Gaddafi <info@tonexpay.com> HELLO

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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.
- aisha_g12@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Aisha Gaddafi <info@tonexpay.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:51:34 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Dear friend ,

Greetings, I am writing this message with tears and sorrow from my heart, My name is Aisha Gaddafi. I am contacting you because of my desperate search for a trustworthy person who will understand my present conditions and come to my rescue.

I have passed through pains and sorrowful moments since the death of my father Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi the former leader of Libya and my brothers,

I was secretly deposited the sum of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (3.5 Million Dollars) with one bank in Europe .

I need your help / help me secure the money from the bank. then I will leave this country to start new life else where.

At the completion of this transaction, the sharing rates will be 70% for me, 30% for you. I can not talk to you on phone now because all the telephone conversion is monitored by the Libyan Government. please respond to my private ID for security reason ( aisha_g12@hotmail.com )

Warmest Regards,

Aisha

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