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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.SUZANA NUHAN (WIDOW)" <bar_jjohnsn@strompost.info>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:00:33 +1000
Subject: PROJECT CONFIRM RECEIPT!!!






URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE



NAME:MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE
%NAME:BARR.Joel Johnson(Esq)
EMAIL:bar_jjohnsn@strompost.info

ATTN: MD/CEO

Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you. I am
a true God fearing person, and I want you to trust me and
help me out in this my condition. I believe you are a
highly respected personality, considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database
on your country in the Internet.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with
events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it
has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news
bulletins.

My Name is MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country
in West Africa. My late Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy
Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My Husband was falsely
accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA
CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor
killed him. You can verify this from some of the
international newspapers posted in the web sites below:


(I)http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm

Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of
$41.5 million through a diplomatic means, and deposited it
with a Security Company Abroad. And this money was meant
for importation of agricultural machinery.

All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the
company to transfer the funds to your account, I will
remunerate you with 20% at the end, but most of all is that
I solicit your trust and honesty in this transaction. I
have been confined only to our country home and all my
calls are monitored, so I will advise you to contact my
private Attorney Barr.Ian Williams base in United Kingdom
on his contact stated below for onward proceedings: -

NAME:BARR.Ian S. Williams(Esq)
EMAIL:bar_jjohnsn@strompost.info


Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax
Numbers where you can always be reached, your Residential or
Company Address to enable him send
detailinformation/documents that will enable you receive the
fund without any problem either now or in future as all
modalities as been perfected.

Please your urgent response is needed. Please ensure to
make contact with my attorney with the supplied information
above. You can also write back to me.

Best Regards.

MRS.SUZANA NUHAN (WIDOW)



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