419 scam: Taylor Betty <bettytaylor81@gmail.com> RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS VIA MONEY GRAM

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Taylor Betty <bettytaylor81@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bettytaylor@zoho.com
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:08:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS VIA MONEY GRAM

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish to express my heart felt sympathy over your
funds that has being hanging with our bank in the past years, which I
have traced from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA to many other banks
around Nigeria and some other counties, and I have found
out that you have spent some good amount of money in pursuit of this
funds, and yet you have not received it. I want you to note that the
former CBN GOVERNOR, Prof.Charles Soludo is now out of the office, and
now the new CBN GOVERNOR DR.LAMIDO SANUSI is here, and yet you
have not received your funds, and I want you to understand that why you have not
received your funds is because of the world bank and other world funds organizations
are monitoring your funds including some local authorities here,
and that has made it very impossible for you to receive your funds for a long time.

But now that I have come into office as the MANAGER OF THE SECRET FINANCIAL
MONITORING AGENT, I have found a better means by which you can receive your funds,
I have decided that your funds and that of others, will now be paid through MONEY GRAM,
which is very cheap and effective, I know you can agree with me that MONEY GRAM is a
very good and better way of transferring money worldwide, and which you also have been
doing, and you have seen that it has being moving on very well, we will pay you through
MONEY GRAM and it will be paid to you every day by day, with the sum of $20,000 every day,
until we complete your funds

So, all that is needed of you is your FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS, so that we can immediately
TRANSFER THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

But the only money you have to pay is the money for the SWEARING OF
AFFIDAVIT in the HIGH COURT, to show that you are the owner of the funds,
and once that is received, we will transfer your funds to you immediately. And we shall
give you further details as soon as you respond to this mail. AND I WANT YOU TO STOP
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON REGARDING THIS FUNDS.

Faithfully Yours,
Madam Betty Taylor.

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