419 scam: "Mrs. Cecil Taylor" <contactceciltaylor@rediffmail.com> My Sincere Greetings,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- contactmadam2@rediffmail.com (Rediffmail, India; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Cecil Taylor" <contactceciltaylor@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Sincere Greetings,

From: Mrs. Cecil V. A. Taylor.
Republic of Liberia.
Email: contactmadam2@rediffmail.com

My Sincere Greetings,

I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter, I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business. I am Mrs. Cecil V. A. Taylor the wife of embattled President of war torn Liberia, Mr. Charles Taylor. My husband stepped down as the President of Liberia in 2003, but matter was not helped when the UN special war crimes court of Sierra Leone indicted my husband for war crimes in June. Currently we are under the custody of the United Nations Security Surveillance my husband is still in The Hague the Netherlands.

I am seeking for your kind assistance/co-operation to stand as our foreign partner and devotion in building a company and Real Estate in your country; I apologize for any inconveniences if this is not your field of profession. However, I need an experienced personal to assist me to set up this project successfully.

I estimated the sum of $27,000,000.00 Million for this project, which I will transfer as soon as possible immediately our discussion is positive and sealed. On the resumption of this project, you will be a member of the governing board as Director of works and project Management.

You will also be entitled to a share percentage of 15% and more other benefits as we advance further, while 85% stands for the company. Your immediate reply will be highly appreciated and I shall give you more detailed information concerning this project. This money was moved into the registered security bonded vault abroad for protective custody under a different name. You can read more from this site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7379536.stm

However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email (contactmadam2@rediffmail.com).

My regards to your family.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Cecil V. A. Taylor.

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