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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: Mrs Jewel Taylor <mrs_taylor_jewel4@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: mrsjeweltaylor28@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 09:29:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I will be waiting for your immediate response


My Dear Friend ,

I regret any embarrassment that my letter might cause you, as we have not met before physically or through correspondence before this time.

My name is MRS. JEWEL TAYLOR,wife of the immediate Liberian past Head of State, MR. CHARLES TAYLOR. You must have heard over the media reports on our politicalasylum as a result of outright and cheap blackmail that led to loss of Power in Liberia. I got your contact in my search for a reliable and trustworthy partner, who I can do business with. I would want to have good confidence in you as I have viewed your profile and found out thatyou are a good responsible personality.

I have no doubt about your capacity and goodwill to assist me in receiving in to your custody(FOR SAFETY) the sum of Thirty Two Million US Dollars( USD 32M). This money is currently kept in a Safe Deposited Box (S.D.B)with a Security Firm in the Netherland. The money was cleverly dodged and deposited with the help of our family Lawyer; Norman Kenneth DeAndrade.

Fortunately,our family lawyer had secretly protected this transaction from the notice of the investigators and have strictly advised that the funds be urgently move to oversea of any trust worthybut ANNONYMOUS foreign family friend without delay for security reasons.

Our entire local and international business outfit is under serious surveillance by security agent. This money is our only hope tostay alive. My family has therefore agreed to compensate your good self with 15% of the total fund, when you finally cleared the deposited box from the security firm and lodge in your private account, 5% is set aside for any expenditure that you may incur in the course of executing this transaction.

Is rest assured that every modality has been put in place for a smooth execution? Due to current situation in our country,it has become quite impossible for us to travel to any part of the world. I am contacting you as a matter of urgency to help, represent my family in collecting the funds on our behalf and assist in investing itfor us in a viable business in your country.

If you are interested in assisting me to protect my family's interest without having evil mind against or intension to take advantage of this, For obvious security reasons,it's imperative that you keep all our communications very confidential.

Do not mention my family's name or disclose the transaction with any body.But if you are not interested in assisting me, still get in touch so that I can make an alternative arrangement as time is of essence.Please do not expose me.

I await your prompt response and also look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship.

For free conscience and better understanding within my family.

Sincerely,
MRS. JEWEL TAYLOR
For the family.

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