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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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Fraud email example:

From: "lopez hoyes" <lopezdehoyes@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:39:22 +0800
Subject: urgent responce!!!!!!


FROM THE DESK OF
LOPEZ DE HOYES
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO
FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT
(Charles Taylor)
MARCH 19 2007

Dear sir/madam
I personally decided to put in writing as below, the full details of
this business proposal that I present to you. I have
a re-profiling amount in an excess of US$50M, which I seek your
partnership in accommodating for me. I am willing to give out 25% of this
total sum to you for your quick assistance and partnership, 70% for me and
while 5% should be set side for reimbursement of any unforeseen
expenses we both might incure in the cause of this transaction. However, I
sincerely seek your confidence in this transaction, which I am proposing
to you.

My name is Lopez de hoyes I am the personal assistance to the former
President
of Republic of Liberia (President Charles Taylor). President Charles
Taylor decided on the 11th of August 2003 to go into exile in a
neighboring country Nigeria to seek asylum. Based on these developments,
his
various foreign bank accounts have been frozen and some are still under
serious investigation. But in the light of all these happenings,
President Charles Taylor was able, through the help of some loyalist
succeeded
to secretly move the sum of US$50M, on my name as the owner to a
private security company vault where the final crediting is expected to be
carried out later, but recently he has just been arrested and taken
away. You can read more on CNN news of March 30, 2006.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.nigeria/index.html
All the depositing documents of the above fund were on my name and they
are still in my possession, What I need from you is to stand as the
beneficiary of the above quoted sum and I will arrange for the
documentation which will enable the Security Company transfer the
consignment to any where we want it as it was deposited as family
valeuable.
I have decided to do this only with you and use this
sum to relocate to European or American continent and never to be
connected to any of President Charles Taylor's conglomerates. This
transaction can be concluded within 2 weeks.

My questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. can you keep this business as very confidential?
4. If you can sponsor this transfer, Is 25% acceptable to you, as your
commission?
Consider this and write me on my email (lopezdehoyes@yahoo.com) for more
discussion, so I can
give you more clear explanations details and information about this
transaction. I will also need your direct telephone and fax number for
easy reach. Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as
contained herein is accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the

secrecy it deserves. Please I need you to send me your telephone number
so I can give you a call immediately for more discussion. As soon as I
get your positive response, I will send you more information to you.

Best regards
LOPEZ DE HOYES

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