419 scam: malik <jsmk48@gmail.com> Are You Interested

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: malik <jsmk48@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oueka63@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 08:18:19 +0200
Subject: Are You Interested

Hello,

My name is Safia Farkash Gaddafi, the widow of the late former Libyan
President Muammar Gaddafi, Presently i am on sickbed here in Al-Fattah
Sukah Specialist Hospital Ouagadougou Burkina Faso .

I am writing you to stand as my partner to receive my share of
gratification from foreign companies whom I helped during the bidding
exercise towards the ARAB World Expo Committee As a married Arab woman
serving as a minister before the war together with my illness, there
is a limit to my personal income and investment level and my present
health condition. For this reason, I cannot receive such a huge sum
back to my country,

I want to informed you that an agreement was reached with the foreign
companies to direct the gratifications to an open beneficiary account
with a financial institution where it will be possible for me to
instruct further transfer of the fund to a third party/trustee account
for investment purpose which is the reason why I contacted you to
receive the fund as my trustee / partner for investment in your
country.

The amount is valued at $47,000,000.00 Million United States dollars
with a financial institution waiting my instruction for further
transfer to a destination account as soon as I have your information
indicating interest to receive and invest the fund.

If you can handle the fund in a good investment, get back to me for
more details. Please do not be frightened to reply this message l know
it will be a surprise to you but I will give you every details and
thereâ€™s no harm or risk involved.

Sincerely,
Mrs;Safia Farkash Gaddafi,

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