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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: "Mr. Lima Taylor" <limataylor@mail2taylor.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:17:57 -0700
Subject: REPLY A.S.A.P


LIMA TAYLOR
EMAIL ADDRESS: limataylor@mail2taylor.com

I am Mr. Lima Taylor, the Son to the Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this
transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential
and top secret.

I must apologize for taking some of your valuable time to explain a proposal
that I believe will be of utmost benefit to both of us. I am consulting you
on behalf of my father Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA. Who deposited
a huge sum of money amounting to USD $25,000,000.00 (Twenty five million
United States Dollars) with a security company in EUROPE which was intended
for the purchase of war equipment, but due to the fact that he is currently
in ASYLUM in NIGERIA with the rest member of the family. ( I managed to escape,
and I am presently hiding in the United Kingdom) he requested that I urgently
look for a foreign partner, who could help us immediately claim and invest
this funds, as the western world most especially the united states of America
is demanding that my Father should be tried at the international war crime
tribunal in HAGUES.

Looking back to what happened to PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC OF YUGOSLAVIA,
who has been facing charges in war crime tribunal in HAGUE over years. These
facts you can confirm from the LIBERIAN EMBASSY in your country or you can
request for BBC, CNN, and SKYNEWS, publications for
further proof.

You can also confirm all that I hve told you at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2963086.stm

I am soliciting your assistance in taking over the ownership of the fund
in your name and invest it on behalf of my family who shall be a partner
(UNDER ANONMITY) in whatever business venture you intend investing, because
of the hunt by international community to freeze my father's
bank accounts and confiscate his assets all over the world. We are willing
to compensate you with a satisfactory percentage of the money for your cooperation
and assistance in this regard.

This money was kept and lodged in a security vault in a crate marked ARTIFACTS.
For the time being, it is safe and undisclosed. Therefore, contact me immediately,
only if you are able and interested in assisting my father.

Kindly contact me preferably using my personal email
address(limataylor@mail2taylor.com) as soon as possible, then I will give
you a telephone number with which I can be reached in the Uk.

Thanks for your co-operation; I apologize for encroaching into your privacy
with this e-mail.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Lima Taylor


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