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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: "Jewel Taylor" <verowills29@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:09:20 +0100
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST......

ASYLUM CAMP,

ABIJAN COTE D' IVOIRE,

WEST AFRICA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

CONFIDENTIAL.

I got your esteemed particulars through research on internet and wish
to express my keen interest to associate with you.

Before, i go on may i introduce my self to you, I am Jewel Robert Howard
Taylor, the ex-wife of former president of liberia, ousted from office
12 months ago, precisely on the 10th of August 2003.

During my husband's regime, i served as the Frist Lady and later as a Minister
in the Executive Cabinat of the Republic Of Liberia untill my objection
against my husbands rebel activities and subsequent press denoucement of
the war crimes in adherence to calls of The United Nations that lead to
my resignation from office to force my husband to give way to peace.
Due to, objections to my husband's activities i was hated my the other
wives and the family at large.

Following an advice from the family lawyer, that its was not really safe
for the whole family to move to the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Asylum,
where my husband and the other family members are now, i fleed to COTE
D' IVOIRE on Asylum with my secound daughter sandra, As i had earlier being
to the country two years back on a familirasiation tour of Wifes of The
African Heads Of States.

I need your assistance to transfer credit of twelve million, five hundred
thousand dollars,<12.5Million USD> i deposited in a security company here
in june 2001. and some kilos of Gold i deposited as a family treasury
.
Please do not take this mail as a joke, as your positive decision will go
long way in saving an endangered family. you can see my pictures and
read about me on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2963086.stm>

As a result of my seldom efforts, my husbands family marks me an enemy and
does not intend good for my two daughters and son. Therefore i work towards
relocation to any good country where intend to invest in real estate and
settle with my children for good. right now am making arrangement with the
department of forieng affairs here to grant my frist son and the last
daughter franchise to join me here from Nigeria in the Asylum camp here.

What you may hear of my husband should you decide to inquire may not be
interseting as he had learnt his lesson the hard way.i will do me best
to insure my children do not suffer for the sins of their father.

Am prepared to welcome ur price for aiding me in this transaction and
will accept your conditions to my ability. As i am under confirment now
i
can not give out personal deatails, but i will provide you with a phone

number to reach me up on your reply of this mail,

Please reply in service to Humanity.
Mrs. Jewel R.H.Taylor. PhD

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