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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: eloise anderson <eloisefoundation@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sado4taylor@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 07:14:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I APPRECIATE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: eloisefoundation@yahoo.com

I APPRECIATE

FROM. Eloise Anderson

sOLICITOR & ATTORNEY AT-LAW.

Tel: 00447024066955

Hello,

Please excuse me for the inconvenience this letter may cause you. This letter might come to you as a surprise, but it is coming with the best of intentions and will be of mutual benefit to all the parties involved.

HOW I GOT YOUR CONTACT:

I got your contact after a profound private search and I was convinced

thatyou could be of great assistance to me. I have no doubt of your

credibility to work with me as my Foreign Partner If you won¡¯t mind.

INTRODUCTION OF SELF.

I Mr. Eloise Anderson born in south Africa naturalized in Britain,

solicitor to the Exiled former Liberian President Charles Taylor,

hereafter referred to as my client, if I might refresh your memory the ex president of Liberia was arrested on 26th of march 2006 in a border town in Nigeria where he has been on exile for the past three years trying to cross into neighboring Cameroon with his wife and his child, and was immediately transferred to the united nations international human rights court in sierra Leone to face multiple genocide charges , war crimes charges for allegedly instigating an sponsoring civil war in sierra Leone, which are all baseless and untrue.

The immediate family have been clo sely monitored by the security

operatives where they are currently on political asylum and shortly

after my clients arrest his son Charles Taylor junior was also arrested in the united states of America for fictitious reasons prompting us to

immediately seek the assistance of a credible neutral person in assisting us in this transaction.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL:

I am writing to solicit for your assistance to secure in your country

Funds that my client wishes to invest in your country. The funds in

question are currently deposited for safe keeping in a Security Trust

Firm, awaiting evacuation to your country. For your assistance in getting the funds out of its current location and securing the funds in your country for investments,my client has offered to give you 30% of the total funds.

WHAT TO DO:

You are to indicate your interest in this project imm ediately, forward

to my secured private mailbox; EMAIL: Your telephone /fax numbers, Email Address, Identity and your current contact address to me. You will also assure me of your willingness to maintain the confidentiality that this project requires.

NOTE: there is no risk involved in this project because I am involved

as my client¡¯s confidant to legally protect the interest of all the

parties involved. As soon as I receive your positive reply, I will let

you know the amount involved in this project and the current location

where the funds are deposited for safe keeping, also i will send you a

sworn affidavit from the British high court of justice protecting your

interest and identity in this transaction.

I await your urgent response.

Yours truly,

Eloise Anderson

- eloise anderson


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