419 scam: "Aisha Muammar Gaddafi" <aishamdaffi@e-mail.com> Can you manage this fund? Please reply now

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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:
- "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)
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.
- aishamuammar.gaddafi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Aisha Muammar Gaddafi" <aishamdaffi@e-mail.com>
Reply-To: aishamuammar.gaddafi@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 06:06:07 -0500
Subject: Can you manage this fund? Please reply now

I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, daughter of the former Libyan leader, Col. Muammar Gaddafi. Please do not disregard this email as a spam message. In our subsequent correspondence, I will provide you with enough details to justify that this is real.

I want to send the sum of 25million dollars for you to manage in a good investment of your choice. For your participation in retrieving and managing the fund, I am willing to give you 25%. If you believe you can handle this, please reply now so I can give you details and explain more about the fund.

Send your reply to this email: aishamuammar.gaddafi@hotmail.com

Expecting your response, so we can discuss the details.

Thank you

Aisha Gaddafi

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