419 scam: "Nelson Taylor Jr.," <nelsontaylor618@yahoo.com> Consultant/Investor

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
- nelsontaylor700@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Taylor Jr.," <nelsontaylor618@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nelsontaylor700@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:52:09 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Consultant/Investor

Dear Sir,

I am sorry for any inconveniences this mail might cause you, as a matter
of fact I need your support and advice concerning my intent over my
inheritance estate of my late father approximately US$12.5M.

I want to use this opportunity to ask for your good understanding to
collaborate with me and receive deposit assets of US$12.5M into your
receiving bank account on my behalf for the purpose of establishing the
funds into any good project in your country, as a joint venture with you.
Hence, I have finalize issues concerning the assets with Depository
Institution to present to them a foreign noble and trusted investor to
inherit the deposit assets from me for the aim of sourcing good foreign
ventures for Taylor family, for our mutual benefit. On your request, I
shall be obliged to forward you copy of detailed information with addition
of certify deposit certificate of origin to enable go through.

In addition, it might interest to know that the said fund is freely
available in the custody of Depository Institution still in my name as
next of kin to family of Taylor. I need your help and support to enable me
carry out this mission with due diligently and effectively for our mutual
benefit. In this regards, I will like you to provide me summery of your
feasibilities studies to enable go through and get in touch with you with
more information as stated above. Beside, we can negotiate the periodic
years the fund will be managed by you and equivalent amount shall be
returned to me in accordance immediately you completed terms of our
agreement if you are satisfies with my long term business relationship I
hereby offer you. And again, this offer is negotiable between me and you
before we can finally draw Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create
trust and real that will hold each partner very harmless to avoid any
fraudulent activities.

Finally, I do hope to receive your reply as regards to my intent to invest
into any good project you might source in your country on my behalf for
our mutual benefit. Thank you for your expected co-operation and have a
nice day.

Mr. Nelson Taylor Jr.,
#6, Nsawan Achimota road,
Accra Ghana, West Africa
Tel: +233 54 705 5780
Email: nelsontaylor700@yahoo.com

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