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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: "Paula Nnamdi" <nnamdipp074@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amadinnamdi004@yahoo.com.br
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:46:54 +0100
Subject: Re: Info

Dear Sir

I am Amadi Paul N, private attorney to the Mrs. Charles Taylor, the wife of
former President of Liberia, who was arrested by the United Nation Tribunal
sitting in Hague, which will soon start trial for what they purported to be
war crime committed by Charles Taylor during his five years reign in
Liberia. It could be recalled that he was forced to exile by the United
States and other Western powers in Nigeria for three years during which they
conspired and disproportionately humiliated him handcuffing him and handed
him over to Liberian government, which in turn gave him to the united
nation.

As the personal attorney to Mrs. Taylor and her Family, I handled many of
the family’s properties and financial assets around the world. The family is
now besieged with problems of getting some of the funds stashed abroad in
her name. Her family now has credibility problems both at home and abroad.
Charles Taylor himself needs huge sums of money for contracting legal
representation for the trial which will soon start in Hague. United States
and Western nation want to freeze all the account and assets of Charles
Taylor. The ones bearing his son’s names have been frozen in America. We
still have some left in Europe which is hidden.

We are soliciting for your assistance for securing this money. You can help
by helping the family lift the fund amounting to $22m that is in Spain into
your account. We shall provide you with the necessary documents that came
with the transaction to enable you front the family. The wife no longer
travel abroad, she is still in the house in Calabar Nigeria where the
government is still harboring the family until the end of the trial.


All we required is your honest co-operation to enable us transact this deal.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law; I promise that you and I can
share the money 34/66%.

I believed my letter will receive a favorable consideration from you as I
await your respond as soon as possible. I also required your address, full
name, phone and fax so that your information will be submitted immediately

Best Regards,
Nnamdi A Paul (Esq.)
Okonkwo Associate
123 Alhaji Musa Way,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria

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