419 scam: "AISHA GADDAFI"<Japanjbkoy@themis.ocn.ne.jp> I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE / URGENT.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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.
- aishagadafixxgx@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AISHA GADDAFI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aishagaddafixgx@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 14:32:11 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE / URGENT.

Beloved ,

I am Aisha Gaddafi, former Libyan United Nation Ambassador. I presently live in the country

within the Middle east called Oman, I was the UN Ambassador during my late father's reign

as president of Libya. After leaving the UN responsibility, I started my own business worth

USD200,000,000 after I was able to reclaim some of my late father's funds in foreign

accounts. If you are interested, I am looking for a reliable and trust worthy partner whom I

am offering 30% shares in the business and who has knowledge in finance or international

business.

If it will interest you to be partner in the business. please contact me for details at

(aishagadafixxgx@gmail.com) with your name, Age, Country and Phone numbers and I can

send you a soft copy of the company's portfolio detailing our operations for you to go through

and see when you receive the funds on my behalf.I see you as an honest person and will like

to work together with you, I like your country it is a tourist location.

Thanks as I await your kind response

With love,

Aisha. Gaddafi.

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