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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: "Christopher Davel"<getd@myway.com>
Reply-To: christopherdavel@live.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:06:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From: Standard Life International


From: Standard Life International1 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LL,London Office, United Kingdomwww.slinternational.co.uk

RE: MY REQUEST FOR INVESTMENTS

Greetings to you. I wish to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. ChristopherDavel, Fund Manager, Standard Life International, UK branch office. Our firmis a business consulting firm. The World Largest Fund Management Company with over147.2 Billion Capital Investment Fund. However I found Your profile veryinteresting and decided to contact you directly to solicit your assistance andGuidelines in making a business investment in your country.

Nevertheless, as The Standard Life International Fund Manager, I handle allour Investor's Direct Capital Funds and noted an excess surplus been extractedof 1.2% being the returns on Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) perannum on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund. As an the fundsmanager, I have made over £25.5Million GBP (Twenty Five Million five HundredThousand British Pounds Sterling) , from the Investor's EMRCP and herebylooking for someone to trust as partner who will stand as an Investor which Iwill make you, in other to receive this fund as Annual Investment Proceedsfrom Standard Life International Marginal Capital Fund. The funds will betransfered bank to bank into your country within the Next few days, for thepurpose of my investments in your country. Please understand that thistransaction is safe, 100% legitimate and genuine. All confirmable documents toback up the claims in your name as the rightful beneficiary to receive thisfunds as one of our
Investors, will be made ready and available to you priorto your acceptance to this proposal.

Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby thefunds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches. Ifyou are interested, Please send your reply to me immediately through theemail to enable me provide you with further details on how this funds will betransfered safely in your name as a registered investor with our firm.

I await your kind and immediate response soon, for us to proceed accordingly.Thanks

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Christopher DavelFunds ManagerStandard Life InternationalLondon Office, United Kingdom

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