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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Nelson Taylor Jr <zneltaylor28@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:53:13 +0100
Subject: FAMILY BUSINESS PORTFOLIO


Dear Management,



Please I am sorry for any inconveniences this might cause you. I have
business issue I need your assistance/advice.



My name is Mr. Nelson Taylor Jr. from Liberia residing in Accra, I am
consulting you because I found your email contact on internet based on your
contact email, I wish to let you know my plights and my intention of
consulting you through this means. I am seeking for an attention of a
reliable foreign business entity to enter into private transaction on my
capacity of $12,500,000.00 deposit assets I inherited from my father; I
send you this information on trust because I sincerely believe that you and
I could discuss this to a high esteem by the grace of God. Though, the fact
still remains that we both need to be trusted before commencing further for
business partnership. I want to set-up a good venture with assets through
you to look after it on my behalf. All I need from you is to educate me of
your terms and also your advice for any profitable venture of your
expertise in your country you can manage the assets of $12.5M for long term
business relationship with me in your country.



And besides that; all I need from you is trust to enable me partner freely
with you by revealing to you the entire deposit certificate and other vital
document you can go through to verify on your own and get back to me as
soon as you are satisfies with the copies. However, it’s my intention to
commit the assets into good foreign project placement through a reliable
foreign partner for good capital returns in the near for our mutual sharing.



In addition, The asset was my birth inheritance from my father Dr. Thompson
Bode Taylor; from Liberia a famous gold merchant in Ghana, my mother, Mrs.
Monica Osei Taylor and I had gone to Apex to notify the management on our
intentions to claim my late father’s deposit assets held in their custody
which we need to follow the process of claim as soon as you indicate your
interest to collaborate with me. The name of the depository institution is
Apex Security & Services Inc, Therefore, we will appreciate if you would
let us know your interest in this issue whether to proceed with us or not..
Thank you for your time and patient you put in going through my proposal
and I look forward to hearing from you.



Mr. Nelson Taylor Jr.

#15, Nsawam Street,

Accra Ghana, West Africa

Phone: +233 50 830 5541

Email: zneltaylor12@gmail.com

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