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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: "Kenneth Taylor." <kenneth75@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: knntor75@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:39:04 +0800
Subject: from...Kenneth Taylor.

Dear,

Good day to you.

With due respect and humility, I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me,However I know this letter will sound as a surprise to you.

I am Kenneth Taylor the first son of Charles Taylor, the exiled President of Liberia.

I am presently in political assylum with my father and other members of family in Nigeria. I got your contact on the net during my search for a reliable person that can cooperate with me in this mutual transaction and your profile got me convince of your wide in business.


I want you to note that this business will benefit both of us.However,you must confirm your ability to handle this because it involves a large amount of money.

The money eight million united state dollar ( $8M US) is my share out of my father's tresurey and this money was deposited as a family treasure with Security Deposit Unit in Gabon at the peak of the war/political crisis that is currently rocking my country.

I have been unanimously mandated to seek for a honest and trustworthy someone who will assist me in proceeding to the security company in order to clear the fund and invest on my behalf as I don't want my name to be used for now,Because of security reason and the controversy that is trailing my family and the fact that the international community has place international warrant of arrest on my father for war crimes for his alledged criminial role in the protracted liberian civil war.

The international community has also frozen the family account with international financial institutions and they are also determined to confiscate any known asset to belong's to my family.

Note that I will send to you the relevant documents that will enable you take possesion of the fund for onward investment for our mutual benefit. All I need from you is
Your confirmation of your ability to handle this transaction, also your telephone and fax numbers for further communication.

As soon as I get the above information from you, I will forward your name and particulars to the security company for appropiate transfer of the money into your account.

I will also send to you all the necessary document to enable you clear the fund on my behalf.

I will offer you 25% of the total money as your share,while 5% will be for any expences that may incur during the process of transaction,70% is mine.

Note that this is a very safe transaction as i have properly taken care of all the formalities.All the facilities and logistic towards the successful transfer of this fund has been arrenged and put in place all i need from you is your cooperation
Finally if you are interested send me your reply through this email adress to enable us proceed.

Regards,

Kenneth Taylor.


Cher, Bonne journ¨¦e ¨¤ vous. Avec le respect et l'humilit¨¦ dus, je vous ¨¦cris cette lettre que je crois vous seriez de grande aide ¨¤ moi, toutefois je sais que cette lettre retentira comme surprise pour vous. Je suis tailleur de Kenneth le premier fils du tailleur de Charles, pr¨¦sident exil¨¦ du Lib¨¦ria. Je suis actuellement dans l'assylum politique avec mon p¨¨re et d'autres membres de famille au Nig¨¦ria. J'ai obtenu votre contact sur le filet pendant ma recherche d'une personne digne de confiance qui peut coop¨¦rer avec moi ¨¤ cette transaction mutuelle et votre profil m'a obtenu convainquent de votre large dans les affaires. Je veux que vous notiez que ces affaires b¨¦n¨¦ficieront tous les deux us.However, vous dois confirmer votre capacit¨¦ de manipuler ceci parce qu'il implique un grand montant d'argent. L'argent huit millions unis le dollar d' 8;¦tat ($8M USA) est mon partagent du tresurey de mon p¨¨re
et cet argent a ¨¦t¨¦ d¨¦pos¨¦ comme tr¨¦sor de famille avec l'unit¨¦ de d¨¦p?t de s¨¦curit¨¦ au Gabon ¨¤ la cr¨ºte de la crise de war/political qui bascule actuellement mon pays. J'ont ¨¦t¨¦ unanimement exig¨¦ pour chercher pour honn¨ºte et digne de confiance quelqu'un qui aider j'¨¤ proc¨¦dant ¨¤ soci¨¦t¨¦ de valeurs mobili¨¨res afin de se d¨¦gager fond et investir sur mon nom car je ne veux pas que mon nom soit employ¨¦ pour maintenant, en raison de s¨¦curit¨¦ raison et pol¨¦mique qui tra?ne ma famille et le fait que la communaut¨¦ internationale a la garantie internationale d'endroit de l'arrestation sur mon p¨¨re pour des crimes de guerre pour le sien alledged le r?le criminial dans la guerre civile lib¨¦rienne prolo ng¨¦e. La communaut¨¦ internationale a ¨¦galement gel¨¦ le compte de famille avec les institutions financi¨¨res international et elles sont
¨¦galement d¨¦termin¨¦es pour confisquer n'importe quels capitaux connus ¨¤ ont appartenu ¨¤ ma famille. Notez que je vous enverrai les documents appropri¨¦s qui vous permettront de prendre le possesion des fonds pour l'investissement en avant pour notre avantage mutuel. Tout que j'ai besoin de vous est votre confirmation de votre capacit¨¦ de manipuler cette transaction, aussi vos num¨¦ros de fax de t¨¦l¨¦phone et pour davantage de communication. D¨¨s que j'obtiendrai l'information ci-dessus de vous, je ferai suivre ¨¤ votre nom et conditions particuli¨¨res la soci¨¦t¨¦ de valeurs mobili¨¨res pour le transfert d'appropiate de l'argent en votre compte. Je vous enverrai ¨¦galement tout le document n¨¦cessaire pour vous permettre de d¨¦gager les fonds en mon nom. Je vous offrirai 25% de tout le argent en tant que votre par t, alors que 5% sera pour tous les expences qui peuvent encourir pendant le processus de la transa
ction, 70% est le mien. Notez que c'est une transaction tr¨¨s s?re car j'ai correctement pris ¨¤ soin de tout le formalities.All les ¨¦quipements et logistique vers le transfert r¨¦ussi de ces fonds a ¨¦t¨¦ arrenged et mettent en place tous que j'ai besoin de vous est votre coop¨¦ration enfin si vous ¨ºtes int¨¦ress¨¦ m'envoyez votre r¨¦ponse par des adress de cet email pour nous permettre proc¨¦dez. Respect, Tailleur de Kenneth.


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