419 scam: "El-Haji Ahmed"<s100200_10051@yahoo.com> From: El-Haji Ahmed (On behalf of Mrs.Safia Farkash 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:
- "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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045725394 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448701354830 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- hajiahmed55@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "El-Haji Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hajiahmed55@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:09:20 -0500
Subject: From: El-Haji Ahmed (On behalf of Mrs.Safia Farkash Gaddafi)

From: El-Haji Ahmed
(On behalf of Mrs.Safia Farkash Gaddafi)
15 Whitehall Court SW1A
2EL London U.K
Phone: +44 704 5725394,
Fax: + 44 870-135-4830
hajiahmed55@aol.com

Dear Sir/Ma
Sequel to the mail I sent to you earlier by post which returned as undelivered mail, I have decided to contact you again via email, it is a pleasure to introduce myself to you, I'm is El-Haji Ahmed junior brother to Mrs. Safia Farkash al-Baraasi Gadhafi, The wife of the Libyan President, Moammar Gadhafi.

We got your contact information from the Asia chamber of commerce and decided to contact you on this vital issue. As you may be aware of difficulty my in-law who is now late on administrative charges in Libya by the rebel, hence my sister and her family members moved down to Libya in both Africa hence no other country could accept them as all their documents have be ceased to prevent them from flying out to another country.

Please, presently one of my sister’s family I called “FAMILY LAST RESORT to the tune of U$85,000 000 (Eighty-five million United States Dollars) in a financial firm in abroad ready to be TRANSFER to you with the hope that you will invest this funds into any good business in your country, pending when the political turmoil is over.

Please if you are interested in helping us to receive this money that is presently in an escrow account in one of the Asset Management Company we operate in Abroad. You can find out some of the story on this web bellow:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/144251/libyas-first-lady-owns-airline.html

Upon your acknowledgment and your readiness to assist us, I shall let you have the information of the asset management firm where the funds were lodged, further more I will assist you on any legal issues to change the necessary Documents / to your NAME and Power of Attorney to secure this fund. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as it is a 100% risk free venture.

Kindly indicate your interest in assisting us by providing the basic information such as Full name, Address, Age, occupation and cell number.

Thanks for your service in advance.

Sincerely yours
El-Haji Ahmed
hajiahmed55@aol.com
(On behalf of Mrs.Safia Farkash Gaddafi)

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