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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: "Mr. Frank Taylor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franktaylor.frank@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:10:42 -0800
Subject: ITS TRUST FIRST, CAN I TRUST YOU?

DEAR

ITS TRUST FIRST, CAN I TRUST YOU?:


WITH COMPLIMENTS AND RESPECT, I BEG YOUR PARDON FOR THIS UNSOLICITED
NATURE, IT WAS OUT OF DESPERATION AND CURIOSITY THAT MADE ME TO CONTACT
YOU, TO INTRODUCE MYSELF,I AM MR TAYLOR FRANK, A SENIOR
MANAGER AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER TO THIS LATE CUSTOMER OF OURS.


A NATIONALITY OF YOUR COUNTRY, HE WAS INTO CRUDE OIL AND OIL TOOLS HERE
IN NIGERIA,HE IS REFERRED TO AS MY TRUSTED FRIEND THOUGH A CUSTOMER.

ON SUNDAY, 27TH OF JANUARY 2003 AT (15:53 GMT), MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND
THEIR TWO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN TERRIBLE BOMB BLAST THAT TOOK LIVE
OF INNOCENT SOULS AND UNFORTUNATELY OVER 1000, PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
AND CUSTOMER AND HIS FAMILY WERE PART OF THIS PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR
LIVES IN IKEJA GOVERMENT RESERVE AREA WHERE THEY LIVED.


IN VIEW OF THIS PLEASE VIEW THE WEB PAGE BELOW:


VIEW THE WEBSITE http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2698081.stm

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY
OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.


AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST
NAME , TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY OR ANY CLOSE NAME TO
HIS,HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.



I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY
LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET LIQUIDATED OR DECLARED
UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED,
PARTICULARLY THE FINANCE FIRM WHERE THE DECEASED HAD HIS ACCOUNT VALUED
PRECISELY TO BE USD $24.5MILLION {TWENTY-FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND.}THE BANK HAS ISSUED A NOTICE ON THE FINANCE FIRM GAZZETE DEMANDING
THE NEXT OF KIN TO COME UP OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT LIQUIDATED WITHIN THE
NEXT TWENTY-ONE OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST
CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH.



I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT
THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.


NOTE;PLEASE SEND TO ME YOUR DIRECT CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS, CONTACT
ADDRESS AS WILL LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU ONE ON ONE.


LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SWIFT REPLY.
TRULY YOURS,

MR TAYLOR FRANK

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