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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: "juliet taylor" <juliet_taylor205@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jutay@myway.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:39:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT HELP





Dear Sir/Madam,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but, it as an emergency
to our condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help
me and my mother to transfer and Invest our money in your country.

I am ( MS.JULIET T. MAXWELL ) from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa
Dafur, now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the (UNHCR) united
nation high commission for refuge with my mother. we got your contact during
a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible transaction. My (late father
DR. WILLIAMS MAXWELL) who was the former minister of finance and economy
in Sudan before he was assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of
Khartoon 2003.

And all our properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape
with some of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars(Ten
million five hundered thousand us dollars) which is presently deposited
safely in a Finance Company here in Dakar on my name as the Only (DAUGHTER)
of the family, and the next of kin.
The Company have approved to transfer the fund. deposited on my name but we
are looking for a trust and reable foreign partner who will assist us to
transfer and invest the fund in his country.i was advice to leave with my
aged mother immediately,for security reasons. to dakar Senegal because i was
the next target as the only (DAUGHTER) of my family.
All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will
reccive the fund.for Investment. into your possession pending our arrival
to meet with you Furthermore,

We only want this done this way because your country is politically stable
for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund. on commencement of this proposed
transactions. you will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable
us to get a visa and fly down to your country once the fund. is been
transfer to your country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because
this money is all, our Hope since my late father died.

I am giving you the offers as mentioned. with every confidence on your
acceptance to assist us, we have decided to give you 25% of the total fund
based on qiuck participation in your side. secondly, we shall also take 5%
out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure,
during The transfer.

I wish you send me a reply immediately, as soon as you receieve this
proposal so that we shall arrange, on how this fund will be transfer to your
country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than (7
working days) to be accomplished as the Company managment told me and my
mother. kindly keep this transfer secret and confidentail between US.
contact me as soon as you receive our email.

THANKS
MS.JULIET T. MAXWELL

N-B PLEASE REPLY STRICKLY TO THIS MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS
(jutay@myway.com)



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