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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidsonadrian20@luckymail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:25:39 +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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