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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: "Phillip Taylor," <taylorphillip644@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:31:44 +0100
Subject: I hear from you.

Greetings,

I am Mr Phillip Taylor the son of Mr. Charles Taylor a former Liberian
President in Africa.

I and my mother Senator Mrs Jewel Taylor, are seeking for a good,
honest investor, who has good business plan, that will take over these
fund ($10.000.000.00 USD)[Ten Million US Dollars] and (314 kilos of
diamond) And invest in any good business, in any part of the world, at
end of every year the investor gives us 30% of the profit,All my
Father accounts are closed all over the world and this is the only
treasure left for us to start life all over again.These funds were
deposited with a top financial firm, I am seeking for your decision
to help me and my Mother get these funds out and invest in good
business in your country.

Please kindly understand that it is not must that you will help but
rather indeed a choice if you really care. but if you honestly willing
to help us out of this predicament which we find our self into, it
will be definitely of a very big benefit to you because we have agreed
and mapped out some percentage of these funds for you after total
funds are safe guarded in your account and the diamond sold .

In a case if you do not which to help kindly disregard my letter massage
to you and don’t contact my Mother[Senator Mrs Jewel Taylor] Thank you as
we anticipate your prompt response.

I will give you details on how this works,as soon as I hear from you.

Yours Faithfully,

Phillip Taylor,

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