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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: "Suzana Vaye" <suzanavaye06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: suzanavaye3@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:29:32 +0000
Subject: REMAIN BLESS FROM MRS. SUZANA VAYE

NAME:MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE
%BARR.JAMES BRODERICK (ATTORNEY)
TEL/FAX:44-70-40120730
EMAIL:jbroderick1@satellite-email.com
EMAIL:jbroderick@o2.pl

ATTN: MD/CEO

Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you.Please, I sincerely
wish to let you know that this is not the kind of e-mails that you will
refer to as "spam" or it's like. I am genuine and my attorney will
prove it to you once he hear from you.Please help me out in this my
condition. I believe you are a highly respected personality,considering
the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database
on your country in the Internet.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and
fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent
headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.

My Name is MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia,a Country in West Africa. My
late Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Publ ic Works in
Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office.Without trial, Charles
Taylor killed him. You can verify this from some of the
international newspapers posted in the web sites below:

(I)http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm

Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 million
through a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company
Abroad. And this money was meant for importation of agricultural
machinery.

All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the company to transfer
the funds to your account, I will remunerate you with 20% at the
end,but most of all is that I solicit your trust and honesty in this
transaction. I have been confined only to our country home and all my
calls are monitored, so I wil l advise you to contact my private
Attorney Barr.James Broderick base in United Kingdom on his contact stated
below or onward proceedings: -

NAME:BARR.JAMES BRODERICK(ATTORNEY)
TEL/FAX:44-70-40120730
EMAIL:jbroderick1@satellite-email.com
EMAIL:jbroderick@o2.pl


Kindly include your Full Name,Residential or Company Address, Private
Telephone, Mobile and Fax Number where you can always be reached,to enable
him send details/documents that will enable you receive the fund without any
problem either now or in future as all modalities as been perfected.

Please your urgent response is needed.

God bless you.

Best Regards.

MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE (WIDOW)


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