419 scam: "Aisha Gaddafi"<info@juno.com> I Am Aisha Gaddafi

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (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: "Aisha Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aisha_gaddafi@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 12:21:31 -0400
Subject: I Am Aisha Gaddafi

Attention: Sir/Madam

This message may come to you as a surprise, I am contacting you because of the problem we are having in
my country Libya which the problem is getting more tougher everyday, at present, my brother Saif al-Arab is
dead, who was killed by Nato air strike.

I am Aisha Gaddafi the daughter of Muammar Gaddafi, the president of Libya, I am right now in west Africa,
were I went as a refuge. I have some hug amount of money which I need a foreign partner to invest. If you
are interested to assist me on this transaction kindly get back to me for more details on how to proceed,
which I will compensate you awesomely once the transfer is completed into your nominated bank account.

Please get back to me for more detail on my private email address here: … and make sure you keep it very
very confidential for my own safety.

Forward to me on my private email address above Your full name, Your address, Your telephone number
including your occupation.

Your urgent reply matters to me a lot.

Yours sincerely

Aisha Gaddafi

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