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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • jewel_taylorx5@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Jewel=20Taylor?= <jewel_taylorx5@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: jewell_taylorx1@excite.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:10:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: jewel_taylorx5@yahoo.com.br

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MRS. JEWEL TAYLOR THE WIFE OF PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA WHO WAS ARRESTED BY THE NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES AT THE NIGERIAN AND CAMEROONIAN BORDER ON THE MONTH OF MARCH 30TH 2006 AFTER BEING CAUGHT TRYING TO FLEE OUT OF NIGERIA.


AFTER BEING ARRESTED, HE WAS TRANSFERED TO MONROVIA WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE UNITED NATION AUTHORITIES AND THEY TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY FOR TRIAL AT THE UNTIED NATION WAR AND CRIMES TRIBUNAL COURT IN SIERRA LEONE IN FREETOWN.


MEANWHILE, MY HUSBAND WAS ALLEGEDLY CHARGED FOR WAR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW PERPETRATED UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.


PROBABLY, I AM NOT ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT HE WILL BE SET FREE BY THE NEW LIBERIAN PRESIDENT MRS. ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF WHO ODERED NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO BROUGHT MY HUSBAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR TRIAL BEFORE HIS ARREST. INFACT, BY PROSECUTING HIM AT THE LAW COURT AGAINST HIS CHARGES, I AM QUITE SURE THAT THEY WILL CONFISCATE MY HUSBAND ACCOUNT BOTH IN AFRICA AND EUROPE AND HAND IT OVER TO NEW LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT.


HOWEVER, EARLY THIS YEAR MY HUSBAND ENTRUSTED SOME LARGE QAUNTITIES OF CARRATS OF GOLDS, DIAMONDS AND THE SUM $25 MILLION DOLLARS [TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS] TO ME, HE INSTRUCTED ME IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HIM, I SHOULD USE IT TO TAKE PROPER CARE OF MYSELF AND THE FAMILY.


THIS MONEY WAS DEFACED FOR SECURITY REASONS AND DEPOSITED TOGETHER WITH THE CARRAT OF GOLDS AND DIAMONDS CONTAIN IN A TRUNK BOX WITH REGISTERED NUMBER: 3858MB/06 IN THE IRISH SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY ON 20TH FEBRUARY 2006, FOR PROTECTIVE CUSTODY UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME. I WILL DISCLOSE IT TO YOU IF YOU ARE DESPERATE AND WILLING TO HELP ME AND MY FAMILY.


MY DEAR, THIS IS WHY I NEED YOU TO HELP ME CLAIM OUT THIS TRUNK BOX CONTAINING THE MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL EFFECT FROM THE IRISH SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPOSIT IT IN ANY REPUTABLE BANK OF YOUR CHOICE FOR OWNWARD TRANSFER INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR TO INSTRUCT THE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY TO MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THEIR ANY CORRESPONDING BANKS OR AFFILIATED OFFICES IN EUROPE OR ASIA FOR OWNWARD TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


I AM ALSO WILLING TO FORFEIT 25% OF THE FUNDS TO YOU AND 5% SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE PROCESS, BELIEVING YOU WILL HOLD 70% ON TRUST FOR ME AND MY SONS UNTILL WE ARE ABLE TO LEAVE HERE AND JOIN YOU UNDER NEW IDENTIES AND NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SAKE OF MY FAMILY AS I WAS INSTRUCTED BY MY HUSBAND.


MY FIRST SON, CHARLES JNR IS 27 YEARS OLD [AN ECONOMIST] AND WILLIAM MY SECOND SON IS 21 YEARS OLD. MY ONLY DAUGHTER HELEN DIED IN OCTOBER 1999 FROM COMPLICATIONS OF PNEUMONIA.


MAY GOD GUIDE YOU IN WHATEVER YOU DECIDE AND I THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ MY REQUEST.


BEST REGARDS,

MRS. JEWEL TAYLOR.

- Jewel Taylor

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