419 scam: Bank African Investment <africaninvestmentbank@kimo.com> Dear beneficiary,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- peoples.chambers@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bank African Investment <africaninvestmentbank@kimo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:17:42 +0800
Subject: Dear beneficiary,

Dear beneficiary,

We have sent you several emails concerning your fund in our bank here. We want to let you know that the bank will soon confiscate this fund because of your inability to claim it or we will go ahead and move your contract fund $28Million USD to our apex bank in Spain where you will go in person to witness the transfer of the fund and to endorse the fund transfer papers.

We request your urgent response now or have your fund confiscated because the bank have concluded plans to confiscate the fund but your urgent response will stop the confiscation also enable us to move the fund to our apex bank in Spain for further credit to your account but with condition that you must meet with them in Spain to see things yourself.

Like I said, your urgent response will stop the confiscation, but if you fail to reply us fast, your fund will be confiscated which means you will loose your contract fund $28Million.

Act fast and contact the bank accredited attorney in the person of Barr. Wenceslanus. EMAIL: ( peoples.chambers@yahoo.fr )

My regards,

Mr. Iyke More
D.F.O

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