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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: "mrs.jewel Taylor" <mrs.jewelct@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:27:32 +0100
Subject: Yours faithfully.

Dear.Sir,

Kindly accept my apologies for any inconveniences this mail/letter might
cause to your leisure.

This letter is written to you based on contact information I came across on
web while searching for investment options overseas, thereafter, going
through your profile I was very excited and decided to contact you for
your assistance.

Firstly, I am (Mrs Jewel Charles Taylor) the wife of the former Liberian
president by name (Charles Taylor),my husband was arrested and taken to
(Hague Swiss) where he is been standing a trial at the international court
for many years now, Only to left me with our surviving children ,At present
I resides in a Refugee Camp in a west African sub-region,through the help
of ECO WAS member states.

The truth of all matter is that before the sudden arrest of my husband in
Nigeria, during his tenure as the president of my country Liberia, he used
his discretion as president and moved some trunks of uncut Diamond/karat
golds and amount of million dollars under a diplomatic covered immunity to
some part of Europe through the assistance of his working foreign Aids for
the well being of his family and deposited them in a company.

Please, do not hesitate to indicate your view of this request by contacting
me immediately you receive this email/letter, so that the necessary
arrangements can be made for the money to leave into your country. Due to
my present situation, I would be happy if this request can be kept secret.

I would also like you to note that there is no risk involved as every
legitimate documents about the transaction shall be send to you by my
family lawyer for further due process in respect to handing-over of the
Diamonds and karat gold/fund to you for future investment in your country
base on you good advice.

We shall also negotiate your percentage upon receiving your indication and
sincere heart willingness to help me and my only children into any viable
investment opportunity in your country.
Please kindly send your reply ASAP.

Waiting your soonest reply.

Thanks and may God bless.

Yours faithfully.

Mrs.Jewel C.Taylor.




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