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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: elizabeth taylor <elizabeth_223_tay@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 18:47:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: proposal


The proposal.
I have been requested by the x-president of liberia,charles taylor to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. The Nigerian goverment has diceded to convert every personal property of charles taylor who is presently facing his terms in the united nations costody into goverment use,already presently they are already in costody of properties worth over 1.2million dollars including the estate which is worth over 2.3million dollars and any other which is discovered.And as a member of the taylors family i have documents of properties beloging to charles taylor which is worth over 1.3million dollars,of which he has ordered me to convert the onnership before the goverments of nigeria findout about it, this is why we need your assistance as a non citizen of nigeria to provide us with your datils so as to enable us carry out the change of onnership of this property in your name of which after its has been sold the found will also be transfared in your name and into your
personal account, then you can foward it into an account which we will provide you.
And in exchange for your accommodating services the taylors family will allow you to keep 30% of this found transfared into ur account.
However, to be a legitimate transferee of these moneys according to our principle you must presently be a depositor of at least $60,000 in a Nigerian bank which we will provide you.
If it will be possible for you to assist us, we would be most greatful.
The transfer is risk free on both sides.
If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:
(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers — for confidentiality and easy communication.
(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.
Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us two weeks to accomplish, which is about 14 working days Please reply urgently.


your sincely
miss E. taylor.



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