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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?jewel=5Fhaword1=20haword1?= <jewel_haword1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jewelhoward@myway.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:32:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: TREAT THIS MESSAGE AS URGENT !!!!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jewel_haword1@yahoo.co.uk

Dearest One,



Please permit me this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Jewel Howard Taylor

Charles Taylor’s ex-wife. Dear please I will want you to know that what so ever assistance you intend rendering should be best known to both of us plus the attorney who has promised to render his legal services to the best of his ability. So dear kindly know why you must have to go through this my mail carefully- read this below.



Since my former husband was forced out of power I decided not to remarry again nor have a child outside my matrimonial home. I was never in support of the attrocities commited by my ex-huband talkless of his sexcapades and in particular, how he impregnated a 17-year old girl, Victoria Addison years ago. I divorced him last December because this same girl is said to be pregnant again for him.



When my ex-husband was still in power he deposited a substantial sum of money in my name with a financial institution in Europe. This funds is not known to anyone else but me and has remained unclaimed for circumstances most unforeseen especially now that the man is being arraigned before the War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone.

I had never wanted to go with him to Nigeria earlir and being the next of kin to this said deposit, it is very likely that my life is not safe, due to the kind of decision i took.


In that case,I'm willing to entrust you with the responsiblitty regarding this said transaction, inshort i want you to be my associate partner so that this fund would be transfered to you for muctual benefit. To enable you to meet up with all the necessary

documentations/requirement demanded by the financial institution, all necessary legal procedures will surely be rightly put in place so that claim can be made by you(the next of kin in which i'm transfering to you), or whosoever chosen by me to stand as associate co beneficiary.



l took this decision because I don't have any option than to let the poor inherit from this said inheritance as my ex-husband's relatives are not true Christians neither,

because they are the ones responsible for the family wrangling which presently is tearing his home apart in other for them to have all his properties.


I've decided that i will donate this money or create a foundations abroad for the money to go to charity organisations as i need a trust worthy person to stand as a co-beneficiary also as a trustee to claim this funds from the financial institution. The person will then open a foundation in my name to help the less privileged in the society such like orphanages, old people home and widowers. the Bible made us to

understand that" Blessed is the hand that giveth".



This is why I am taking this decision and as soon as I receive your acceptance letter to assist in this my proposal, I shall give you or release all the full contacts of the financial institution and appoint you the co-beneficiary and issue a Power of Attorney to you to act on my behalf. Also draw out an understanding Agreement to protect your compensation fee of for your assistance. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. As my spirit chooses you i do hope that you will accept this offer with good faith and leave the rest for God to do for us, Please assure me that you will act accordingly.



Yours ever willing,

Jewel Howard Taylor.




- jewel_haword1 haword1


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