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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: barr_johnlaw@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:14:24 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THANK=20YOU?=

ATTN:MY DEAR

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT WHO IS SEEKING FOR URGENT
ASSISTANCE
AND SUPPORT.KINDLY GO THROUGH HIS MAIL BELOW AND GET BACK TO ME.TO SEND

YOU THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE FUNDS IN THE FINANCE
COMPANY.

MY NAME IS CHARLES -TAYLOR. I AM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA.I WAS FORCED
TO RESIGN AS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA IN WEST- AFRICA BY THE UNITED NATIONS/
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES WHICH WAS SPEARHEADED BY THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT,
MR. GEORGE - BUSH.PRESENTLY I AM IN EXILE IN CALABAR - NIGERIA WHERE I AM
STAYING UNDER CLOSE WATCH BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT WHO KINDLY OFFERED
ME ASYLUM.
I NEED TO TRANSFER WHAT I CALL, MY FUTURE HOPE, THE SUM OF (THIRTY MILLION
DOLLARS $30M] WHICH IS WITH A SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
OR ANY ACCOUNT THAT YOU CAN GET FOR ME OR A NEW BANK ACCOUNT WITH LITTLE
OR NO MONEY IN THERE. I AM BEING MONITORED AND I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE
CHANCES.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MY COMMUNICATION AND MOVEMENTS ARE UNDER STRICT
SURVEILLANCE
THEREFORE MAKE ALL YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TO ME THROUGH MY ATTORNEY,
[BARRISTER.john law] MY LAWYER WHO IS ALSO MY CLOSE CONFIDANT WOULD BE ABLE
TO ESTABLISH AN INVESTMENT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE ON MY BEHALF UNTIL I COME
OUT OF MY TRAVAIL AND TORMENTORS.YOU CAN GO THROUGH THIS WEBSITE TO SEE
MY
DETAILS:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/liberia/taylor-bio.html
PLEASE I AM PROMISING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GOOD SHARE OF THE FUNDS IF YOU
CAN QUITELY GET THIS FUND OUT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I WAIT PATIENTLY FOR
YOUR RESPONSE.
YOURS TRULY,
CHARLES TAYLOR.
EX- PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA
PLEASE, THIS IS AN APPEAL TO BE KEPT SECRET BETWEEN YOU AND MY CLIENT(MR.CHARLESTAYLOR)
I WILL FORWARD TO YOU INFORMATION ABOUT THE SECRURITY AND
FINANCE COMPANY THAT IS IN CUSTODY OF THE MONEY.KINDLY REPLY
ME BELOW
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS:barr_johnlaw@yahoo.com



THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

BARRISTER John Law.





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