419 scam: Adrian Bush <ab121345670@gmail.com> Greetings to You

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ab121345670@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adrian Bush <ab121345670@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:17:21 -0700
Subject: Greetings to You

Greetings to You!

My request to locate a responsible friend and partner to bring my dreams to
a reality, hence l took this bold step to contact you through this medium
and i would not like you to take an offense that l am bothering you since
you do not know me nor have we met before.

I hope you are fine today? I am writing this mail to you with tears and
sorrow from my heart, because Life has a way of changing your plans even if
you are not ready for the change. Well I don't have any alternative than
this medium through which I have contacted you since internet
correspondence is the option left for me.

My name is Adrian Bush. I am a widow, married without a kid. I was Born in
the United Arab Emirates, Dubai but American citizen. I was diagnosed for
cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband,
who has left me everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I
will not live longer than some weeks because of my health, I decided to
WILL/donate the sum of $5.400,000 (Five million four hundred thousand
dollars) to you for the good work of humanity, and also to help the
motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.

I took this decision because I don't have any child or any family relative
that will inherit this money simply because I was adopted and got married
at an early stage, and am not afraid of death because l lived a fulfilled
life. as it is right now, I don't need any telephone communication because
of my present health condition.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others

I know I don,t know you but I have been directed to do this. I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is
accomplished as I Don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Adrian Bush.
ab121345670@gmail.com

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