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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: "charlesjnr1@terra.es" <charlesjnr1@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:11:23 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: HELLO


FROM DESK CHARLES

Tell:00233209425772

ATTN:

COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. MY NAME IS CHARLES TAYLOR JNR,

SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, FORMERLY ON ASYLUM IN

NIGERIA. AT THE PEAK OF THE PRESSURE BY THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA, ON MY FATHER TO STEP DOWN AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY. I MANAGED TO ENTRUST THE SUM OF $30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), TO A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA. THIS WAS MONEY GOT FROM THE

UNDERGROUND SALES OF DIAMOND FROM OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT HAD GOOD RAPPORT WITH MY FATHER, WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE.THE MONEY WAS CONTAINED IN TWO TRUNK BOXES AND WERE REGISTERED TO CONTAIN ARTIFACTS.YOU HAVE TO COME DOW TO GHANA.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS EMAIL BELOW:charlestaylor@postiloota.net

REGARDS.

CHARLES TAYLOR. JNR.





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