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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: "dickson10@terra.es" <dickson10@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 08:35:43 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM MR DICKSON TAYLOR


FROM DICKSON TAYLOR
PHONE:233-246418021
EMAIL:dickson12_taylor@yahoo.com

I am DICKSON TAYLOR JR, the first son of the Former President of Liberia. As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) granted asylum to my father in Nigeria and we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of Nigeria before he was taken to sierra leone to face the war crime commission.

My father before he was taken to Sierra Leone,He what he called the family last hope money of $20.5m TO TRANSFER to any foreign trusted person who will
help me to invest this fund into any good business, As he can no longer have any other means of livelihood.

Please if you are interested in helping me to received this Boxes that is presently with IRISH SECURITY Company’s after successful delivery of this Boxes to you,20% of the total fund will go to you.10% will map out incase of any expenciess we incure and i Dickson his son and my sister will be in possition of 70%. I will come to your country to start up a business with your
assistance so that we can be able to live again.

This fund is in a boxes deposited to the IRISH SECURITY Company’s a family boxes before leaving for Nigeria to Accra Ghana. The company is not aware of what is inside the boxes as he told them that the boxes belongs to his friend and that he will inform his friend to apply for the collection of this boxes since
we are not allowed to be attending to visitors in Accra Ghana.

My father also handed over to me and Our attorney all the documents regarded to this transaction before he was taken to sierra leonine.

So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of this boxes. So that as soon as this Boxes is DELIVERED to you. You will arrange for my coming to your country with our lawyer for proper investment.

There is no risk in this as you are aware that our family is now free since we left Nigeria to Accra Ghana peacefully.

APPLY TO : IRISH SECURITY COMPANY ATTN TO : CAPT.JAMES ANDERSON CAMPBELL {DELIVERY DIRECTOR}
PHONE 233-246411906
EMAIL:irish_cecuritycompanyaccra@yahoo.ca

INSTRUCT HIM TO GIVE YOU THE INSURANCE POLICY COVER
NOTE ON YOUR BOX N0: 6161MB .BOX FOR ONWARD DELIVERY
TO YOUR HOME.

God bless you as you help my family.

Yours sincerely,

MR DICKSON TAYLOR.





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