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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: "mudairdi1@terra.es" <mudairdi1@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:59:56 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Release of my fund for Investment



Hello,

I am contacting you via your email address due to the need to keep our discussions confidential between us.

I solicit for your reliable assistance in the collection and investment of my funds. I am Muda, the son of Jefri Bolkiah who served same time as both former Finance Minister and Chairman of Brunei Investment Agency in the oil-rich sultanate in South East Asia. I want you to visit the websites below for a better insight and understanding into what necessitated my contacting you seeking your reliable assistance:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/670959.stm

http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0310/nat.brunei.jefri.html

http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/y2k/May2006/230506.htm

As you may know from the international media above, the sultan accused myself and my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety running into Billion of dollars of state funds. The economic set back in Brunei was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made my our firm Amedeo Development Company (i was Managing Director) and government owned Brunei Investment Company (controlled by my father) to be declared bankrupt during my fathers tenure in office. However my father was falsely accused by the Sultan of financial misappropriation and as result the Brunei court ordered the seizure of all our bank accounts and private properties where confiscated. In May 2006, my father lost an appeal to retain our properties, assets and Bank accounts which the government wants us to forfeit.

During this unfortunate period I was still serving as Managing Director of my fathers own firm, Amedeo Development Company. I was advised to evacuate my immediate family outside the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the security operatives but before I could do that I was placed under house arrest via a Court Order of which i was named co-defendant.

Before my detention, I had already dispatched the sum of US$1 Billion into the custody of different Storage/Warehouse and Financial institution for safe keeping abroad. The money where deposited in the following countries and in the proportion: US$ 50 Million is in England, US$100 Million is in Spain, US$100 Million is in Saudi Arabia, US$80 Million is in United Arab Emirate, and the balance US$US170 Million is in Malaysia and the balance US$500 Million are in various offshore bank accounts

The purpose of my contacting you is because you live in a country with a stable economy where one can invest. On receipt of your response after which we shall discuss in details the modalities for seeing this project through. I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad. My trusted aid and guard is still loyal to me, he would be my contact if there is any document I need to send to you which would enable you collect the money on my behalf.

If however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly forward this letter to a reliable associate or relative whom you deem fit is capable to rescue this funds from total loss if the location are discovered by security operatives. I am counting on your absolute confidentiality, transparency, honesty and trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this proect.

I await your Urgent Reply.

Sincerely,

Muda





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