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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: Joshua Taylor <helpdesk.bondhouse@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joshuactaylor@live.co.uk
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:24:04 -0700
Subject: Re: Await Your Reply



My name is Joshua Taylor. I appreciate your understanding being that we do
not know each other before, I am the newly appointed Data base/ Accounting
Assistant with the Bond House Finance Bank also here in Central London.
While reconciling and updating the previous year files on my desk, I came
across your contact and not only found out that there is payment long
overdue for you with our bank, but that my immediate past boss have the
intention of diverting the funds with some other of his colleagues. These
classified information regards this funds have been cleverly concealed with
a backed up claim that you are dead, which I know to be false.


>From the information I have, the Twelve Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars was already approved as project inheritance funds bequeathed to you
by one of our deceased customer, who might happen to be a distant relative
of yours. I have made copies of the relevant documentations, and will
forward to you on your reply to instill some confidence in you and upon
your agreement to my terms for helping you. I am doing this because my
immediate boss has no kindness in himself and does not treat my service
fair, so I am doing this to help you and also benefit. I am a young man of
26 years, but sufficiently experienced in business. I have worked as 1st
Officer - Navigation/ safety officer on a cruise ship for 4
years.

If you will accept my offer and terms, I will provide you all the
information to nail him and have your approved funds released to you
without any delays. I await your quick response via my private email (
joshuactaylor@live.co.uk), no voice conversation now for security.


Regards,
Joshua Taylor
Tel: +447024035644

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