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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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Fraud email example:

From: DAVIDSON <davidson444@blumail.org>
Reply-To: davidsonadrian20@luckymail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:15:49 +0200
Subject: Transfer of USD$450 Million Dollars

How is your day?

This is Mr. Adrian Davidson. I am writing with utmost Confidentiality
and Trust confides in you; I wish to hint you briefly of my Biography,
so that we can both be familiar with each other. I am the Acting
Director of Operations with the First Direct Finance here in UK . It?s
an Escrow and Equity Finance Organization with principal Assurance
operation which merges direct services with the HSBC. That is if you
have better idea about this. I am getting in touch with you regarding
the estate of Alfred Alemoor, an investment BONDED FUNDS worth close
to 450Million USD placed under our management 7 years ago. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by
as a result of this mail.

I contact you independently and no one in my Office is informed of
this communication. In 2000, the subject matter; Alfred came to our
management to engage in business discussions with our Private banking
division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 320
Million United States dollars, which he wished to have us invest on
his behalf. As I write to you presently, the Bonded Funds has
generated close to 1,155,724,369.25 USD. Take your time to calculate
the figure but I am sure its equivalent is huge on daily conversion
remain UNCLAIMED.

Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made
attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued
profit and interest stood at this point at over 450Million USD. In mid
2008, already kept BONDED with a Financial Institute I shall disclose
to you as we move on with this scenario. I am still skeptical about
whom I indulge this transaction with.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you
will be made the beneficiary of these funds (450million USD). Our
affiliate Financial Firm will contact you as the Bona-fide Beneficiary
of the BONDED FUNDS to Alfred Alemoor who was then an Oil Merchant of
high repute in Kuwait . On verification, which will be the details I
make available to the Financial Firm and the Transferring Bank, prior
instruction to make the Funds Transfer Payment in your favour. You do
not have to have known him. I
know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this.
For all your engagement and commitments, I propose that we split the
money equally and jointly invest it on any lucrative investment as
soon as the transaction is successful. In the Financial World of today
this happens every time. The other option is that the money will
revert back to the state.

Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold
the KEY to these BONDED FUNDS and as soon as all necessary arrangement
is done. It will be liquidity and transferred into your nominated Bank
Account of your Choice. As a Financial Expert, we see so much cash and
funds being re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication
for now strictly by the email below on my Private
Email:adriandavidson20@luckymail.com.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I
send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the
consequences, but I know within me that nothing Ventured is nothing
gained" and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of
gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private clients. Do
not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act
swiftly on this. Please pardon my writing if in any way you pick
offence. I await your immediate response indicating your interest ASAP.

Sincerely

Mr. Adrian Davidson
Mobile : +447924425970


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