419 scam: akmel <akmel.@gmail.com> Due to my careful search for an honest

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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.
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.
- akmel.tahe@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: akmel <akmel.@gmail.com>
Reply-To: akmel.tahe@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 23:21:39 +0800
Subject: Due to my careful search for an honest

Dearest.

Greetings, I am Mrs. Akmel. the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs Steven Diof. Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere partner,i got your contact from internet and it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on. I am currently living in a camp here in Syria,Before the death, my father he had deposited some fund with one FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY IN ABROAD.

The amount is US$7.6million which he deposited in a FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY, I need you as honest and trustworthy person that to help me take this fund out of the FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY IN ABROAD so that i can come and continue my studies over there in your country and also you help me invest it in a business adviced by you and 25% out of the total funds will be for your compensation. God will bless you as you extend your helpy hand to the needy. I await your mail now so i can explain better to you. You can email me on (akmel.tahe@gmail.com)

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