419 scam: Aisha Al-Gaddafi <johnf8935@gmail.com> Please Response Needed

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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)
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- aishaalg32000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- respond only though my most private mail box: a bus32006@yahoo.com best regards, (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- bus32006@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Aisha Al-Gaddafi <johnf8935@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abus32006@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 08:11:49 +0400
Subject: Please Response Needed

Good Day,

I want to indulge your humble person to read through this letter written by
me.

I am Aisha Al-Gaddafi , the Daughter of late Col. Muammar Gaddafi former
Libya Leader who died on October 20, 2011. I have the believe and
understanding that my late fatherâ€™s death was masterminded by international
community base on the role my late Father has shown to the western world
over his leadership in our country Libya . They have taken all that I
suffered and saved for since his death including some of my treasure,
houses and bank accounts closed by the new Government. Hence, I am
contacting you to assist me in removing the sum of sixty five million USA
dollars been deposited with a safe deposit company in Dubai, United Arab
Emirate.

The funds was deposited with a deposit company in my name and as a matter
of fact me, my only son and the entire family of my father in-law were
trapped in a bunker here in Tripoli I manage to sneak out with my son with
the help of a security guard on duty that faithful day. I manage to crossed
the border and I am presently into hiding in Oman without any other means
of communication unless my laptop hoping to arrange for my traveling out
possible to Europe to safe guard my life because I know that the regime of
my father has collapse after his death .Please for your kind assistance I
will offer you 30% of the total sum, all the legal documentation concerning
the deposit are with me, I will only write power of attorney making you the
new beneficiary of the deposit so that the security company can release the
consignment to you.

Bear in mind that the funds was deposited with the safe deposit firm as
household effect, therefore they do not know the real content, so you are
going to collect the consignment as house effect from the security company
where as only you and me know the real content.

Once you successfully collect the consignment from the deposit company you
will send me with some money so that I can arrange for my traveling where
we can meet ourselves for disbursement.

May Allah grant you the heart to assist me and my only son in this our
trial period, please never you abandon me with my son just because we are
Arabs, but I want to assure you that I am of a clean heart that was brought
up under western education but married to a cruel family.

Get back with your details so that we can proceed without delay because l
am here without help from no one.Please you should respond ONLY though my
most private mail box: a <aishaalg32000@gmail.com>bus32006@yahoo.com
<bus32000@yahoo.com>

Best regards,

Aisha Al-Gaddafi

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