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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: "taylor" <jackson_t010@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:02:58 +0100
Subject: KEEP VERY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE.

KEEP VERY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE.

Dear,

My name is JACKSON TAYLOR. I need your help to claim and transfer the
sum of (US$22,000,000) USD22M from thesecurity firm where my dad
deposited it for safe keeping, to your country because of the ongoing
political problems my family has been facing since my father's arrest
that took him to the ICC – in the Hague - The Netherlands, where he is
presently been tried on war crime case.

For your better understanding, my father is the former Liberian
President (SIR. CHARLES TAYLOR). Before he was arrested, he visited
the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and deposited in my name as the next of
kin, this sum of (US$22,000,000) USD22M With a security and finance
Firm based in Abidjan, the Capital city of Cote d'Ivoire, for safe
keeping. This money was deposited in a safe metal trunk box as a
consignment labelled "HIGH VALUED PERSONAL BELONGINGS": without the
security firm knowing the real contents in the box for security
reasons. This is to avoid anyone else (stranger / third party)
tampering with the cash money in the box.

This is the main reason of contacting you; TO ASSIST ME CLAIM THE
TRUNK BOX FROM THE SECURITY FIRM AND SAFEGUARDE / INVESTMENT THE
MONEEY FOR ME OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I want to believe that you
can be a genuine and capable partner, who can assist me to claim the
metal trunk box from the security firm in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire,
where I am presently contacting you from. I am staying at the refugee
camp here, because I came to Cote d'Ivoire on refugee status with many
others from my country; Liberia, with the help of the United Nations.

For your help to me, I am wholeheartedly offering you 40% of the total
cash money in the metal trunk box as your compersation. You can also
tell me how much you want, (if this is not enough for you for the
service), while you will also help me to invest the remaining 60% in
your country. After I have arrived to you in your country upon the
conclusion of this transaction, then you and I will discuss about the
investments and the sharing terms of any profits made thereafter. This
is because I have decided to settle over there in your country and
also keep a life time family relationship with you as my new family.

Kindly get back to me immediately with your contact informations
listed below:

1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR OCCUPATION.
3. YOUR CONTACT NUMBERS.

To enable me forward it to the security and finance Firm and also tell
them that you are my investment manager and the claimer of the metal
trunk box on my behalf, so that you can communicate directly with the
officers incharge concerning the shipment to your address in your
country.

Thank you so much for your time taken to go through my email and have
it mind that it it true. Also, this transaction is 100% risk free and
the cash money in the box is geniue and real money. I am expecting to
hear from you sonest for more information, to enable us proceed
rightaway inorder to conclude in time.

Yours truly,

JACKSON TAYLOR.
https://www.lmn.cv.ua

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