419 scam: "Jewel H Taylor"<accounts2@jacairservices.com> MRS.JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR.

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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)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jewel H Taylor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jewelhowardtaylor@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 03:55:55 -0300
Subject: MRS.JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME; I AM MRS.JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR,THE WIFE OF THE FORMER LIBERIA PRESIDENT MR. CHARLES TAYLOR. I AND MY FAMILY ARE ON EXILE .I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON WHOM I CAN CONFIDE IN.I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THE TWO PACKAGES THAT IS ALREADY IN THE UNITED STATE WAS SHIPPED THROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS BY MY HUSBAND WITH THE HELP OF A UNITED NATION DIPLOMAT. THE CONTENT OF THE TWO PACKAGES IS $10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) 5MILLION IN EACH BOX MOSTLY IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE DIPLOMAT DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGES. SO ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS,GIVE ME YOUR FULL DETAILS INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED FROM THERE.

I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE DIPLOMAT AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OK WITH YOU, OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO YOU AS SOON YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY CONTACTING ME.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS.JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR.

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