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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: "suzana vaye nuhan" <suzanavaye222@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:19:03 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Hello,

Please do accept my apology, sending this mail to you incase it does not
interest you. I am hereby soliciting for your assistance, to help me out in
my condition.

From all indices, I believe that you are a highly respected personality
with records of proven integrity, considering the fact that I sourced your
profile from human resources database on your country in the Internet.
Though I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile
political situation in LIBERIA, which has formed consistent headlines, and
great discus in CNN and BBC NEWS bulletins.

My name is Mrs. Suzana nuhan vaye from Liberia a country in West Africa.
My late husband was Mr. Isaac Nuhan Vaye, deputy minister of public works in
Liberia. My husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove/ overthrow the
then president of Liberia PRINCE CHARLES TAYLOR from office and
consequently, Charles Taylor publicly killed him without trial. You can

verify this from some of the international newspaper posted to the web site
below.

{1} http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
[2] http://www.unwire.org/unwire/20030716/449_6621.asp,

Before my husband was killed, he took advantage of his privileged position
to emeses $32.7 million united state dollars, which he moved through
diplomatic means to abroad where he deposited it with a security company as
diamond.

Interestingly, he used me as his next of kin and also has in my position the
original CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT issued to him by the security company.
Since my husband brutal murder, my passport was seized and I confided only
to our country home with every telephone calls to and from me monitored and
censored, which is why I now contact you to represent me at the security
company to sign off and claim the fund on my behalf, for possible investment
in blue chip company in your country or anywhere as you would advise.
For your assistance, I am willing to give you 25% of the total sum,5% is
earmarlced for envisaged expenses from both sides, while the remaining 70%
will be for me.

So if you find this proposal interesting, do forward to me urgently your
full name, address, telephone/fax number and the photo page of your
international passport, which I shall use to apply to the security company
for change of ownership of the fund to your name and particulars as my
accredited representative which on approval shall authorize you to stand in
and claim the fund.

I shall also furnish you with details of the security company and also
forward a copy of the certificate of deposit to you.
As we go on.
Please, if you find this proposal interesting, feel free to send to me your
particulars as request, through my private email: (suzanavaye555@yahoo.com).

Best regards,

Mrs. Suzana Nuhan Vaye. (Widow)

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