419 scam: safiya gadhafi <safiya.gadhafi5033@msn.com> From: Mrs. Safiya Gadhafi.

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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 state 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)
- "million 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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: safiya gadhafi <safiya.gadhafi5033@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.safiyagadhafi10@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:05:40 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Safiya Gadhafi.

From: Mrs. Safiya Gadhafi.Wife of Libya leader.
Dear: Sir.This may appear a bit surprising to you but as a matter of fact, I am desperately looking for a foreign partner whom I can trust to handle some investment of fund movement. I MRS SAFIYA FARKASH, A wife of late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadhafi. who was recently killed by his political opponent, I her wife is contacting you for help to assist me in getting some money which was deposited by my later husband in Burkina Faso where my husband have the most costs property in west Africa.In my name Safiya Farkash he deposited the sum of (US$25 Million Dollars) to a finance board of GROUP BANK (BOA) in Burkina Faso which I will disclose to you more as we proceed. I have already left Libya to near by country of Algeria. Consequently, our status of the present state of things does not permit me to open an account or run any huge financial business at the moment. That is why I want this fund records to be change to your full information that will enable you transferred it to your conducive account in you country. Your assistance will enable us invest this money in your country.
But before we continue in this business, we have to build a memorandum of trust that you will not betray me at the end of this transaction. As soon as you agree to help us, I will quickly furnish you with the contact address of the GROUP BANK where the US$25 Million (Twenty-five Million United State Dollars was deposited. Perhaps am waiting for your prompt and positive response.Please, if you are not interested do not disclose my intention to peoples for the security reasons of my entire families and this money is the only hope of me and my children's as my husband is now dead.
Best Regard.Mrs. Safiya Gadhafi.

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