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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "MR GARIKI SIMBI TAYLOR" <b_gaiki_simbi100@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gariki_simbi101@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:08:02 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION:
ATTENTION SIR,
I DECIDED TO WRITE YOU AFTER KNOWING FROM INTERNET YOUR CREDIBITY IN MANAGING INVESTMENTS OF HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
MY NAME IS MR GARIKI SIMBI TAYLOR, I AM A COUSIN TO CHARLES MCARTHUR GHANKAY TAYLOR, THE EMBATTLED PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. PRESENTLY, ALL OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOW IN NIGERIA ON POLITICAL ASSYLUM SINCE REBELS IN MY COUNTRY TOOK OVER POWER FROM CHARLES TAYLOR IN 2003. THEN I WAS TAKING CARE OF HIS PRIVATE INVESTMENT.
RECENTLY, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SPEARHEADED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (UNO) ORDERED THAT BANK ACCOUNTS OF FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT, CHARLES TAYLOR BE FROZEN INCLUDING HIS VALUABLE ASSETS.
HOWEVER, I HAVE IN MY POSSESION, THE SUM OF US$32M (THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA, WITH AFFILIATES IN GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA (RSA) AND EUROPE. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS US$32 MILLION IS MY OWN SHARE OF OUR VAST FAMILY ESTATE.
FOR SECURITY REASONS, THE FUND WAS NOT DEPOSITED IN MY NAME, RATHER IT WAS DEPOSITED WITH A NAME I WILL DISCLOSE TO YOU IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.
THE SECURITY COMPANY IS CAPABLE OF PAYING OUT THE FUNDS IN CASH IN ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA OR EUROPE. ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND AND RECIEVE THE MONEY ON MY BEHALF FOR FURTHER INVESTMENT.
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION, I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS US$32M, 10% WILL BE USED FOR OUR TRAVELLING BOTH YOUR SIDE AND MY OWN SIDE IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION, WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME.
I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS USED IN DEPOSITING THE MONEY IN THE SECURITY/ FINANCE COMPANY BUT I NEED YOU TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY SINCE I DO NOT WANT THE FINANCE/SECURITY COMPANY TO IDENTIFY ME WITH THE FUNDS. THIS IS BECAUSE, WE ARE PRESENTLY ON POLITICAL ASYLUM IN NIGERIA AND I NEVER DECLARED THE FUNDS TO THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT.
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO COOPERATE.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
MR GARIKI SIMBI TAYLOR
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