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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: "richard snowe" <richardsnowe1917@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richardsnowe@myway.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:41:28 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Richard Snowe personal Aide to the former Liberian president Mr.
Charles Taylor. now under arrest by United Nations and the Organisation Of
African Unity respectively.

It is no news that due to the resolution of the United Nations over the
prolonged civil war in Liberia that my Boss Ex-President Charles Taylor was
ordered and advised to surrender and hand over power to his Deputy. Although
he was granted asylum in Nigeria but now the Nigerian Governement had handed
him over to the world forces that wants him to answer War Crime charges
layed againt him.

As a matter of fact, Ex-President Charles Taylor is now in the Custody of
the world forces so he mandated me to make sure i look for a reliable person
who will receive and invest his money total US$ 45.5M ( Fourty Five Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) despodited by him in a
Security Company in Accra Ghana.

He does not want any thing that will make Nigerian Governement or the world
forces to know about this deposit, see and seize this the deposited because
this is his last hope in Life. Even before his arrest by the world forces
while in Calaber - Nigeria ,he was denied access to his account and funds
because they were afraid that he could course a war even from Nigeria.


As it may interest you to know this money was meant for purchase of
Ammunition for the former president during Liberian civil war when he was in
power as a normal routine the money was lodged with Security Company
pending when the Ammunitions are supplied to Liberia before the money can be
released to the supplier .

To the glory of God my Boss was able to secure this fund on his name before
The president of the United State of America, George W. Bush and the Economy
Community of west Africa State asked the former president Charles Taylor of
Liberia to quit the seat of power and go to exile for peace to reign in
Liberia.

At this end I would like both of us to come into agreement on how we are
going to manage the money if release to you as the foreign beneficiary to my
Boss. I am assuring you that this business is 100% risk free, Your shares
stays while the rest will be invested for my Boss investment purpose in your
country which will be under your care.

Please, if you are interested to assist ,send your Full profile ,full name,
Private Telephone and Fax numbers where You can always be reach, Your
Residential or Company Address to enable me send some other important
information across to you.

I count implicitly on your secrecy and confidentiality Over this information
and the transaction in general I hope you will react promptly to this mail
as a matter of courtesy and Seriousness over this business transaction.

Yours sincerely
Mr. Richard Snowe
Personal Aide to the Former Liberian President
( Chalres Taylor )

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