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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: suza vaye <vaye_suza_14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ray_umar_2010@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:38:51 +0000
Subject: MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE (WIDOW)



NAME:MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE%BARR.RAY UMAR (ATTORNEY)EMAIL:barr.w_lawyer_1999@yahoo.comEMAIL:barr.w_lawyer_1999@yahoo.com ATTN: MD/CEOKindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you. I am a true God fearing person, and I want you to trust me and help me out in this my condition. I believe you are a highly respected personality,considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country in the Internet. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins. My Name is MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West africa My late Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia.My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from some of the international newspapers posted in the web sites
low:(I)http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 million through a diplomatic means, and deposited it with GLOBAL TRUS TBANK PLC. Abroad. And this money was meant for importation of agricultural machinery. All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the bank to credit your account . I will remunerateyou with 20% at the end, but most of all is that I solicit your trust and honesty in this transaction. I have been confined only to our country home and allmy calls are monitored, so I will advise you to contact my private ATTORNEY BARR.RAY UMAR based in United Kingdom on his contact stated below for onward proceedings: - NAME: BARR.RAY UMAR (ATTORNEY) EMAIL:w_lawyer_1999@yahoo.comEMAIL:w_lawyer_1999@yahoo.com Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where you can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address to enable him send detail information/documents that will enable you receive the fund into your line of credit without any problem either now or in future as all modalitieshas been perfected.Please your urgent response is needed.
Best Regards. MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE (WIDOW)
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