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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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Fraud email example:

From: jewel_tayl@myway.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:53:24 +0100
Subject: URGENT


Good Day ,
Compliments of the day to you and your family.
First accept my apologies for intruding into your
privacy as this is not my intention.
I am Mrs Jewel Taylor wife to ex-president of Liberia
Charles Taylor. I want to discuss something of great
importance to you and myself as well.

I beleive you should have heard of my husband and his
present political crisis on the Media especially on
CNN and BBC, It is for this cause that i write you
this message.

I have a proposition to make to you as i have decided
within myself to seek the aid of a foreigner to
actualise this proposition it might be small to you as
i do not know you in person but it will do a lot of
good to i and my children.
For fear of privacy i cannot disclose this on my first
mail to you but will like you to respond to me so that we
can establish a means of understanding and
communication.

I assure you please do not be afraid as rather i
should be the one to be afraid for the step i am about
to take,i will establish a telephone communication
means with you after your response to this mail and
explain in details to you the proposition.
I await your mail response so that i can give you
detailed and confidential information as regards the
proposition.

Please take this serious.

Yours Truly,
MRS JEWEL TAYLOR.







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