419 scam: "Prince Taylor Jr." <malik.mrszenab@yahoo.com> Re: Prince Taylorjr.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Taylor Jr." <malik.mrszenab@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: prince_t96@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:15:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Prince Taylorjr.

FROM PRINCE TAYLOR JR.
Dear Friend,
I am Prince Dickson Taylor Jr., the son of the Former Liberia President. As you may be aware that my father Hon.Charles Taylor has left Nigeria where he was serving his asylum for my country LIBERIA and now in Hague Netherlands on a court trial over his passed act during his reign as the PRESIDENT of LIBERIA.

As his most elderly son he gave me a power of attorney to act on his behalf, so please I have what I will call my family's last hope fund, the amount of $ 50 MILLION U.S.D TO TRANSFER to any foreign trusted person who will help me to invest this fund into any lucrative business, As my father is about facing the WORLD COURT TRIBUNAL in Hague Netherlands hence my family can no longer have any other means of livelihood.

Please if you are interested in helping me to received these Boxes with registration number MB5530 that is presently with the Irish Security Company in U.K London. As after successful delivery of these Boxes to you, 20% of the total sum will go to you. and I will come to your country to start up a business with your assistance so that we can be able to live again.

This company is not aware of the real contents of the boxes as I told them that the boxes belongs to my father's foreign partner and that I will inform him to apply for the collection of the said boxes. So what I want you to do is to apply as the owner of these boxes. So that as soon as these Boxes are Delivered to you. You will arrange for my coming over to your country for proper investment. There is no risk involved in the delivery of these boxes.

Your's faithfully,
Prince Dickson Taylor Jr.

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