419 scam: achara joel <acharajoel@yahoo.co.uk> Yours Sincerely,

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "@lawyer.com" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447452183021
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.
- mark.egobia@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: achara joel <acharajoel@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:21:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Yours Sincerely,

Dear Friend,

I am writing to you in respect of an embattled friend of mine, Mr. Bo Xilai. My name is Achara JoelÂ I am a former top management executive with the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China London branch. The bank website is http://www.icbcasia.com. I am currently in (UK) London with one of the notable consultant firm. When I was working with the Industrial & Commercial bank of China (London) Limited, I assisted Mr. Bo Xilai (former President of China) in handling most of his banking transactions. Because of my due diligence and honesty in handling his banking transactions, he made me his Accounts Officer and both of us became close friends.

My friend, Mr. Bo Xilai is in a difficult situation with the Chinese government and he has presented a subtle offer to me which requires the help of a financially credible partner. He wants the sum of $60million currently in a fixed-term deposit with security firmÂ retrieved immediately for investment placement. More so, the retrieval must be made in such a way that it must not be linked to him. The fund was deposited in the name of
an existing legal entity. please you may contact the consultant on: mark.egobia@lawyer.com

Your role will be:

{1} To retrieve the funds as the beneficiary.
{2} To receive the funds into a business or private bank account.
{3} To invest and Manage the funds outside .
{4} To invest the funds in a long term profit oriented venture (5-10% ROI/PA)
{5} To invest the funds in either of the following areas: Health, Real Estate, Hotel, Oil Sector, Construction or any other area of lucrative investment interest.

The transaction will be executed with legal documents that will grant you the beneficiary status of the funds. If you are interested, express your interest by responding to this mail. Upon my receipt of your mail, I shall sign aÂ "Consultant Non Disclosure Agreement"Â with terms and conditions.

If you want to know more about Mr. Bo Xilai's current profiles, please visit these sites:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/23/world/asia/china-bo-xilai/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24170726

I look forward to receiving your earliest reply. Please, if for any reason you are not in a position to assist, kindly disregard this mail.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Achara Joel
Telephone: +447452183021

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