419 scam: "Hayes Trevor Paddy"<trevor.paddy@yahoo.com> Thanks

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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:
- "a security company " (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. )
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- p.trevorhayes@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hayes Trevor Paddy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <p.trevorhayes@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:08:57 -0000
Subject: Thanks

My names are Hayes Trevor Paddy, a former personal assistant to Charles Taylor,
the former President of Liberia whom I felt was one of the best President the country
Liberia have ever had, and I am very sure that in another Fifty years to come we might
not have a man of that calibre. A man with great integrity for governance, the western
world leader just believe that if you fail to do things their way they have right to declared
you an enemy whereby they will instigate and sponsor your followers against you, that
was the same thing that happened to Gadhafi of Libya imagine what the westerners have
turn Libya into can the peace they preached about ever return to Libya in another
20 years to come?.

Please forgive my words I am only been franked and the same time pouring out the innermost
of my heart. Sir permit me to introduce you to a business which I believe will benefit you and me.
The fact of it is that before my boss Charles Taylor left Liberia for exile in Nigeria where he
was handed over to the western plot and arraign for war crime, there was a substantial amount
of money deposited with a security company for safe keeping, which I and his young wife knew
about, and been his trusted man he entrusted the depositing documents in my possession.

Trust me if not for the final judgement that was passed on him last month I wouldn't have even
thought of claiming it because I am a loyal servant that I will always remain. But as it is now
if I don't make the claim nobody can ever go for the claim, and the money will become the
security company's money, that is why I am contacting you so we can file for the claim,
as its on my own capacity I can't claim the money for security reasons, the Government of my
country eyes are all on me, monitoring my activities, not just me but every of his close aid's.

Upon your reply I will furnish you more on how to go about the claim, trust me its 100% risk free.
I been the trustee/next of kin, I have been contacting the company to keep the relationship going
of which everything is on course and going fine.

Should you be interested in my business proposal, you can contacted me on my personal
email address: p.trevorhayes@yahoo.com

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Hayes Trevor Paddy

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