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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Roy Jackson " <paul2@lastdipcourier.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <royj2841@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 16:13:02 -0300
Subject: Thanks for your response

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
How is your day?


This is Mr. Roy Jackson. 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 Euro Security Group in Germany Organization with principal Assurance operation which merges direct services with the UBS Bank. That is if you have better idea about this.

I am getting in touch with you regarding the Investment of Mr. Ahmed Abdullah Al Amoudi, an investment BONDED FUNDS worth close to 500Million USD placed under our management ten years ago.

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come.
I contact you independently and no one in my Office is informed of this communication. In 2000, the subject matter; Amoudi came to our management to engage in business discussions with our Private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 500 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 remains 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 850Million 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 (850million USD) our affiliate Financial Firm will contact you as the Bona-fide Beneficiary of the BONDED FUNDS to Mr. Ahmed Abdullah Al Amoudi who was then an Oil Merchant of high repute in Kuwait, Dubai, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, USA, Russia. 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 favor. 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.

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 offense. I await your immediate response indicating your interest ASAP.

Sincerely,
Mr.Roy Jackson

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