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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Suzana Nuhan Vaye." <suzananuhanvaye01@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:12:40 +0700
Subject: Please Acknowledge

Mrs. Suzana Nuhan Vaye.
Email: suzananuhanvaye01@she.com
Tel: 66-5-1539304


Dear Sir,

With due respect trust and humanity. I write you this letter which I believe, would be of great interest to you. I believe you are a highly respected personality considering a careful research which I have been able to make inrespect to your kind of person, before I decided to entrust this transactions and database in your country into your hands which I believe you will not betray our trust and confidence already entrusted on you.

Though, We do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins. My name is MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE and my Son MUSA NUHAN VAYE, we are from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My late Husband MR. ISSAC NUHAN VAYE, was then Deputy Minister of Public Works during President Charles Taylor regime in Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting coup to remove the then President of Liberia (Charles Taylor) from office. Without trial, President Charles Taylor killed him.

Two days before his arrest, he managed to sneak out a written note informing me and my son about one trunk box of valuable, containing money which he had deposited in a Security Company in Thailand. He instructed me to take our only son and move out of Liberia immediately to Bangkok Thailand. I become a widow overnight, helpless situation without a partner. At that moment of calamity, every persons was running for his and her life. My son and I manage to escape through the help of United Nation Relief Society to Thailand with some vital documents property title.

The money involved in the box is Nine Million, Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$9.3M). My son and I in a mutual agreement want this money to have two beneficiary"s so we can be able to transfer/Lift it to your country in your name. At present, my son MUSA is the beneficiary to the Box(money) but we would like a meeting with you here in Thailand, so that we will discuss on how best to claim the Box(money). We believe that by the special grace of God, you will help us move the money out of the security company to your country where we can invest the money judiciously with you.

Concerning the money, we are prepare to give you a reasonable percentage of 15% of the total sum. Due to my ill health, I am sufferring of Breast cancer and hypertension, I will not be able to reach you most of the time so please for the interest of this business do not hesitate to contact my son MUSA on this Tel: 66-5-1539304, or email:{suzananuhanvaye01@she.com} as soon as you receive this letter, feel free to contact my son for more information. Please endeavour to keep this business confidential.

We await your quick reponse. May God bless you.

Best Regard,
Mrs. Suzana Nuhan Vaye.


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