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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "felixakachi2@libero.it" <felixakachi2@libero.it>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 19:14:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Business Proposal

I am Mr.Felix from AIMS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED. I ask for your partnership to
re-profile fund worth fifteen million United State dollars ($15,000,000.00)
legitimately to you. The fund is from a holding bank where we have a
considerable stake. I need to present you or your Company as a management
consultant to undertake and complete this re-profiling job. This is a
legitimate transaction. I am the manager of this company and I want to use this
opportunity to invest their.

Reply to this my private email: felix.akachi@yahoo.com

Best regards,
Felix Akachi.

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