419 scam: " David Felix"<mkha71044@gmail.com> From Mr David Felix

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " David Felix" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davldfeltx@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 08:28:15 -0700
Subject: From Mr David Felix

Attention;

We are looking at the possibility of partnering with you in advancing our business interest in your country.

We will like to establish an essential and mutually beneficial good Business relationship with you as we aim at pushing up and expanding our Investment outreach.

The business is simple and well-structured in such a way and manner that you will not need to invest or spend any of your money as we already have structures in place to take care of the financial aspect of the business. All we need is a credible and reliable person that is able to protect our business interest without breaching the company policy. Acknowledge the receipt of this mail for more details.

Thanks,

Mr David Felix

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