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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: "Ola Badmus" <olabadmus@msn.com>
Reply-To: taylorodafe2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:17:04 +0000
Subject: From:Charles Taylor

From:Charles Taylor
E-mail. taylorodafe0@gmail.com
Calarber,Nigeria
West africa

Dear Friend,

INTRODUCING MY SELF, I AM PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA

I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction.
Friend I
get your contact from a member of this your sit.I wish to invest in
Manufacturing and real estate management in your country. I have twelve
million,five houndred thousand united state dollarls.USD($12.500,000)
to
invest in the transaction and I will require your assistance in
receiving
the funds in your account in your country. I will gladly give you 15%
of the
total sum for your assistance.
please it is important you contact me immediately on my private e-mail
address (taylorodafe2@yahoo.co.uk) for further explanation.
Awaiting your immediate response and God bless.
Regards
http://www.westafricanews.com/s/westafricanews/tsindex.html
http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/world/africa/west_africa/liberia/default.htm
I have been confined only to calarbar and all my calls are
Monitored by security agents, so I will inform my personal attorney to
get you the needed information, please send copy of your reply to my
attorney via email address: ( kola_jj2001@yahoo.com.au )
barrister Kola james by Name
Best regards
Charles Taylor


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