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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: "CHARLES TAYLOR," <jewel_private11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jewelprivate2007@uku.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:56:13 +0100
Subject: RE_WITH DUE RESPECT


Dear friend,
Greetings: You may be surprised to receive my letter; however, I got yourcontact from the Chamber of Commerce and Trade. I have decided to contactyou for confidential, urgent and rewarding joint business. My name isJewel Howard Taylor; the third Wife to CHARLES GHANKAY TAYLOR, who was theformer Liberian President until 2003.
Charles Taylor whom you maybe aware that he is presently facing War CrimeCharges at the Special Court in Freetown-Sierra Leone, he is facing 11counts charges for violations of international humanitarian law during thewar. As his most loving wife I foresee I may have question to answer underthe present Government then I attempted to flee out of Liberia, but thepresent government of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in conjunction with UnitedNations gave and order in 2004 to froze my assets in Europe and banned mefrom traveling outside of Liberia till date.
Taking into consideration that I am the most favorite Wife of CharlesTaylor, I know most of his secret, most often I am the person that usuallyassist him to move money out of Liberia for safekeeping. Before he steppeddown from office I was given $60,000,000.000 (Sixty Million United StatesDollars to deposit in a Security Firm in GHANA in my name. Luckily for methere was no trace of that deposit by the present government.
My aim of writing to you is because of the need for a trusted and honestperson, who I can entrust the sum of (US$60,000,000 (Sixty million,USDollars) in his/her care for investment hence I am seeking yourcooperation to assist me move this money to your Country.I endured till this far before making arrangement to move this money outof Ghana until this year believing that the situation must have calm downas all focus is now on Charles Taylor’s CASE..
I want to act very fast in retrieving the fund from the security companytransferring it out of Ghana, for investment in your country, You areaware that I can not travel out of Liberia where I am still in a HOUSEARREST, hence I am asking for your assistance to have this money in yourcare pending when I will secure my freedom to come over to your country.If you accept this offer I will then negotiate with you on the sharingpattern.
Once again, let me know the percentage you will be willing to accept torender this assistance to me. For me I have all the title documents tothe fund which I can transfer to you to enable you have assess to it. Beassured that this is legitimate. Please advise me on your position through
my alternative e-mail address : jewelprivate2007@uku.co.uk
Truly,Mrs. Jewel Howard Taylor
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