419 scam: "Barr Emeka Akueze"<info@mail.ru> INVESTMENT/PROJECT FUND

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "barrister" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Emeka Akueze" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barremeka.akueze@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:27:51 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT/PROJECT FUND

Dear Friend,

My name is barrister Emeka Akueze, the legal and financial adviser to the Minister of Petroleum Resources Federal Republic of Nigeria and presently President of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

I was directed by my client Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke to contact you for the first transfer of $68,200,000.000 (Sixty eight million two hundred thousand United state dollars) The summary of it, we have $108,200,000.000 (one hundred eight million two hundred thousand united state dollars) under the custody of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for investment and project. And we want to transfer this fund to you in two phase, phase one is $68,200,000.000 (Sixty eight million two hundred thousand United state dollars) and phase two is $40,000,000.00 (Forty million United States dollars), but if you can be able to receive the whole fund in one transaction, we will be glad to accept it.

If you are interested to use this fund for INVESTMENT/PROJECT, kindly let me know, so that I will write to the World bank and International Monetary fund (IMF) and introduce you as the owner of the fund for investment/project management.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

Barrister Emeka Akueze

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