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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: "Robert Taylor" <rdcsltd@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: drrobtaylor1@myway.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:30:16 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

ROBERTS DIPLOMATIC AND COURIER SERVICE
(UK) LONDON
TELEPHONE: +44-7031966267
Fax: +44-702-120-8774
#45-34 PASEN ST (UK) LONDON.

We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and
valuable consignments for reputable clients that are honestand
trustworthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms all over the
world as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in
reliability and confidentiality are revered.
International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the
world have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can
assist her and her family in retrieving her package containing some
amount of money from a Diplomatic Corp in Europe.
Thebenefactor and her children have been confined
only to their country home and all their calls and movements are
monitored, as a result,its absoultely impossible for them to do
anything as regards retrieving the money.

Their only means of communication is via internet
and you are being contacted because your assistance is needed in
claiming the funds on their behalf.
The amount was accrued fromDiamond sales over a
period of six years and its USD75M (Seventy Five Million U.S.Dollars).
These funds are fully free of any liens, or
encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminal origin.

The funds have nothing to do with any form of
illegality and all documentations needed to prove the source of the
funds were submitted when the funds were being deposited and these
documents would prove the source of the funds and authenticate the fact
that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs
orterrorism. For your assistance in this transaction,the
benefactor and her Children have agreed to give you 30% of the total
amount of money which is equivalent to US$22.5 Million (Twenty Two
Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) and this
role simply entails retrieving the funds on their behalf from the
Diplomats in Europe and all theinformation needed to claim the funds
would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting them
as well as providing the following information to facilitate
the smooth conclusion of the transaction.

1) Your Full Name: _KRISTINE MICHELLE KOOI_
2) Your Address:__816 S. BEACON #64, GRAND HAVEN, MI 49417_
3) Your Telephone Number 616*847*8664__
4) Your Fax Number: __________________________
5) Your Mobile Number:_____________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence:__MUSKEGON COUNTY OR GERALD R. FORD_____

I await your responseUrgently.

From Dr. ROBERT TAYLOR(ceo)

****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential
and may be legally privileged.
If you are not the addressee, any disclosure,
reproduction, copying,distribution, or other
dissemination or use of this communication is
strictly
prohibited.

Taylor Robert



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