419 scam: Felicia Taylor <felicia-------4433@att.net> Very Urgent From Mrs.Felicia 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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "million 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)
- "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: Felicia Taylor <felicia-------4433@att.net>
Reply-To: feliciataylor56@mailaton.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 05:06:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Very Urgent From Mrs.Felicia Taylor.

Very Urgent From Mrs.Felicia Taylor.
On behalf of Mr.Charles Taylor (FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT)
email feliciataylor57@mailaton.com
Dear Friend,
I know you will be surprised to read a letter from me but please
Consider this as a request from a family in dare need of your assistance. I am the wife of Mr.Charles Taylor,former Liberian President,we are right now in Holland where my husband is kept and, we are under house arrest there as well.
I got your contact information from a business directory in which we are searching for a reliable person whom we can entrust my husband money into for investment till we gain freedom. And I on behalf of my husband and my children,we decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$20 million dollars[Twenty Million US dollars], and it is kept in a safe keeping area and would like to transfer the fund to you so that the fund will be invested.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1605220/posts
We would like to have a vibrant relationship with your country,Please
my husband is really interested in REAL ESTATE Investment.Could you
please advise us on some of the things we need to know about the project and,my husband has offer to give you 20% of the fund immediately it gets to your account for your assistance and, the whole of the investment will be under your control as our partner and profit sharing will be discussed immediately the project commence.
I wish to give you all you required to know about this fund.Send to me Your Full Name,Contact address,phone and fax number,Company name if any as well as the copy of your driving lisence or international passport if any.

Regards and God Bless you.
Mrs.Felicia Taylor

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