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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" <jeweltaylor1960@msn.com>
Reply-To: jeweltaylor19600@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:48:46 +0000
Subject: MAIL FROM JEWEL TAYLOR


Hello

This mail may come to you as a surprise but it is not meant to harass you or
to lure you into any form of mischeif as it is widey noticed on the internet
through various crimes committed by the use of the internet.If u receive
this mail without the intention and willingness to help me,I want you to
disregard and accept my apologies but if you feel you can help me achieve my
objective,I want you to treat with utmost urgency with mutual
understanding.However, I want you to embrass thisopportunity with every
assurance from me that you would be adequately compensated by me when this
deal is successfully concluded. Firstly,I am Mrs. Jewel Howard Taylor. I am
the first wife to former President Charles Taylor : the then warlord and the
former president of
Liberia.


My husband has really comitted so many crimes that I feel very relieved to
use this medium to solicit for assistance now that we are in Nigeria on
assylum.Nigeria granted us (including my husband) assylum to enable peace
reign in Liberia following the pressure from the international community to
force him to step down.


During my husband's days in office as a military dictator,warlord and
President,was compelled by my husband to accept the africa traditional
concept of marrying more than one wife.Due to my husband's character and
attitude, he made me seek for co-wives for him.I was forced to do things in
his own ways.I had no choice than to do as he wish.Charles hasaltogether
four wives including me.The main reason why I have contactedyou is because
my children and I are really under great pressure especially now that the US
government said it would offer $2M as bounty
on Charles Taylor to appear before the international court for various
warcrimes he comitted that lead to the killings of more than 200000 people
including children throughout his days in office sponsoring rebels.For this
reason, I want my children to have a bright future and inherit
things that are worth inheriting since I am the first wife.


My husband was in control of major lucrative businesses in Liberia and
Sierra Leone based on his position. He used most of these monies in
sponsoring rebels in Sierra Leone and buying amunitions.When these pressures
for my husband to hand over came,one of my husbands business associate
deposited $5,000,000 (five Million United States Dollars) which arose as
profit from a diamond business with me to keep for my husband. Then, my
husband was very busy gatheringseveral millions and billions of hard
currencies since he knew that hewould certian step down for the
interimpresident to take over Liberia: for peace to reign,since Nigeria
offered him assylum.

You can check all the details of how my husband lived in Liberia and the
problems he is facing now, from the internet.This will also help you to
believe my story and help me.Just copy the website and paste on the web
browser to view the stories:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2346021.stm
http://www.liberiaorbit.org/lonewstaywomann.htm
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
click_id=86&art_id=qw1068227102703B224&set_id=1
http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1406.cfm


I packaged this money and sent it to Abroad in a consignment to a security
company as an family valuable properties since we was restricted from
travelling abroad. I thought my husband would remember that this money was
still with me but he never did.So, I decided to use this privilege to save
the money for me and my children.I promise to compensate you with 30% if you
can help me to go and receive this money from the security company's office
in abroad.The need for your involvement is because my husband and I are
widey known everywhere and with the $2M placed by the Us government asreward
for anyone who can get Charles Taylor before a special tribunal on war
crimes.

This has hindered any of my family members or relationships from travelling
out of Nigeria or having any business involving this huge amount.The
international community has freezed several accounts in various bankaround
the world especially Europe belonging to my husband.I don't wantthis to
happen to this opportunity that I have because we havelostalmost
everything.We don't have anything in Nigeria,we live on the goodwill of the
government of Nigeria and the people.All our family are allpresent in
Nigeria because the Liberian people don't want us in
Liberia.


Now, I want you to help me claim this money from the security company as the
beneficiary.I have hired a lawyer here in Nigeria who will help me in
processing all the necessary documents in your favour as the beneficiary
since I was the original depositor of the money with the security company.I
will send all the documents to them presenting you as the next of kin so
that there wouldn't be any trace to the money.Your involvement is to front
you as the beneficiary/next of kin of the $5M.From the way things are and
for this to work,I opted for sourcing for a foriegner from overseas to help
me in claiming this money on my behalf.

As soon as you receive the money,I will instruct you on what to do.


PLEASE GET BACK TO ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX:
jeweltaylor19600@yahoo.fr



Best Regards
Mrs. Jewel Howard Taylor


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