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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: "From:Mr. Johnson Nuhan Vaye," <johnson_vaye01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:06:51 +0700
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL AND URGENT REQUEST

From:Mr. Johnson Nuhan Vaye,
Bangkok -Thailand
Tel +66-46428945


Attention : MD/CEO/Sr Mgr
With due respect trust and humanity. I write you this letter which I believe would be of great interest to you. I got your contact details from a your country trade journal here in Thailand chamber of commerce and industry, and I decided to unfold my investment plan to you of which I am convince as to solicit for your support and assistance.

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 I will prove it to you once I hear from you.Please help me out in this my condition.
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.
I would like to firstly send to you the best wishes of good health and success in your pursuits particularly through my proposal as Contained in this letter.
Before going into details of my proposal to you, I must first introduce myself. My Name is MR.JOHNSON NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My late Father is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My father 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: <http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm>
Before his death he was able to confirm personally to me of an existence deposit of $12.5M (Twelve million five hundred thousand United state dollars only) he moved out through a diplomatic means, and deposited in a private security company in Thailand. He declared the deposit as Personal Effects as shown in the certificate of deposit in my possession.
After the death of my father, I was able to escape along with my mother Mrs Suzana Nuhan Vaye toThailand where we seek asylum as refugee and to seek for a reliable and trustworthy individual for investment and management of this fund, but unfortunately my mother died in Phuket in southern Thailand on 26th December 2004 by the tsunami wave and her body was never found as she was flushed away by the sea. Her death turned my life to an orphan with unbearable condition.I am the only surviving person in my family now.
Now, I have certified the existence of the fund in the security vault with all the appropriate documents of the fund in my hand as the next of kin/ beneficiary of the fund. I have concluded arrangement to clear the trunk box containing the money out from the security company so that I can transfer the fund out of Thailand for investment partnership because to my current status as a political refugee here I am limited to handle such huge amount of cash as I am also limited from operating a bank account as a refugee here in Thailand.
For the above reason I have decided to seek for an assistance and help from you as a foreign partner to enable us reach a contract joint venture partnership agreement to transfer and invest the fund in a profitable business orientation in your country under long time joint venture partnership to enable us entrust the investment in your care and management as soon as it is cleared from the security vault here in Thailand.
(1) I will offer a 20% reasonable percentage from the total fund as a reward for all your help in transferring of the fund to your Bank account in your country, and I am resolving an addition of 2% to meet up any expenses made by both parties during the transaction.
(2) To enable me relocate and settle in your country as soon as the fund is successfully transferred to your account.
(3)To reach a long-term partnership agreement to entrust the investment in your management.

I will advise you to contact me on my mobile number stated below for onward proceedings: Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where you can always be reached.

Thank you for your earlier response and co-operation

Best Regards.

Mr. Johnson Nuhan Vaye.
Tel +66-46428945



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