419 scam: AISHA GADDAFI <mrsaishagaddafi1976@gmail.com> Re: Inquiry For Investment, please reply for more details.

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- inveztmentprjt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AISHA GADDAFI <mrsaishagaddafi1976@gmail.com>
Reply-To: inveztmentprjt@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 12:37:36 +0200
Subject: Re: Inquiry For Investment, please reply for more details.

Dearest One,
Please, kindly take a little bit of patience and read through this email.
My name is Aisha Gaddafi, a single Mother and a Widow with three Children.
I am the only biological Daughter of the late Libyan President (Late
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi). I am presently residing in the Sultanate of Oman,
in the city Muscat, located in West Asia.
I have investment funds worth Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollar ($27.500.000.00 ) and i need a trusted investment
Manager/Partner to handle the establishment investment project on my behalf
due to my current asylum status in Oman, however, I am interested in you
for investment project assistance in your country, maybe from there, we can
build business relationship in the nearest future.
I am willing to negotiate an investment/business profit sharing ratio with
you based on the future investment earning profits.
If you are willing to handle this project on my behalf, kindly reply
urgently to enable me to provide you more information about the investment
funds.
Please, kindly reply to my mailbox: inveztmentprjt@gmail.com
Best regard Aisha

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