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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: "Robert Robert" <robert563robert@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: r_robert11@myway.com
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:32:21 +0000
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP/CONFIDENTIAL.


Mr. Robert Atorbatele.
Zurich, Switzerland
Attention: Dear Friend.
 
Sorry if this letter surprise you.
I am Robert Atorbatele financial adviser and in-law to President
Charles Taylor of Liberia who left office on Monday 11th August
2003. Most recently the President Bush administration mandated
my in-law to resign as the president of Liberia or face war,
which was followed with an embargo on arms importation to
help us fight the rebels that have made the nation ungovernable
for several years.
This we understand is political rather than humanitarian like
they said hence the war has been on for 14 years and only
recently we blocked our sea port that have been a gateway
for the Western World and our neighboring country Sierra
Leone's they use for diamond and precious stones sales.
Within two weeks of the declaration, a United Nations backed
by court in Sierra Leone brought a war crimes indictments
and warrant arrest against President Charles Taylor but our
Dutch lawyer Michail Wladimiroff and financial adviser Steven
yohann still maintain that the indictment and arrest warrant
of President Charles Taylor impugn the honor and Reputation
of the Presidency of Liberia and its sovereignty and that it
flouts the principle that foreign judicial powers may not be
exercised in another country.
Following this ugly incident, the head of the African Union
President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique, the head of
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS
President Kuffour of Ghana and the South African President
Mr. Thabo Mbeki met and arranged for President Charles
Taylor to leave office and go into Exile in Nigeria since the
Nigerian Government through their President has assured
that they will not hand him over for prosecution. He handed
over power to his deputy on Monday 11th
August 2003 and left for Nigeria with his second wife Jewel,
6 children and over 23 personals while I left for Swiss with
my family and sister, his first wife and 3 of their children.
In view of this, I hereby solicit for your assistance to help
us receive on behalf of Charles Taylor about Seventeen
Million Five hundred United States Dollars (US$17.5M) for
investment in your Country to help take care of my in-law
and his large family now in Nigeria. This fund is currently with
a security firm in Europe and about {us$12.5m} in a bank in
{Milan} Italy.
Further details will be made available to you upon your
acceptance to help us. He does not want to come into the
picture for security reasons but needs to survive in exile too.
Please note that this transaction is confidential but will never
endanger you or us in anyway as modalities have been put in
place for the smooth transfer of the fund to any account of
your choice. Should you now wish to go into partnership with
me, 30% only will be given to you for your assistance. And
(10%) will be mapped out for reimbursement of any Expenses
incurred by the two parties (your party and my party) during
the transfer of this fund into your account.
Please destroy this letter if you can't help. DO NOT DISCLOSE.
Best Regards,
Mr. Robert Atorbatele.


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