419 scam: MRS DOROTHY TAYLOR <dorathytaylor@gmail.com> COMPENSATION FOR SCAM VICTIMS

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348081179437 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ssjones02@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS DOROTHY TAYLOR <dorathytaylor@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <dorathytaylor3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:23:41 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR SCAM VICTIMS

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FROM THE DESK MRS DOROTHY TAYLOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CADASTRAL ZONE
LAGOS-NIGERIA
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

Attention Benefactor,

The Federal Government of Nigeria has decided to pay you the sum Six
Hundred Thousand Us Dollars(USD$600,000,00) as compensation to all that
you have lost in the hand of fraudulent individuals, through our Oil
Reserve Consolidated Account due to some anomalies and discrepancies in
most of our federal ministries, local banks, NNPC and the nations apex
bank, Central Bank of Nigeria.

However, full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have
paid colossal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in time past and
for that cogent reason the Federal Government of Nigeria decided to
solely compensate you with Six Hundred Thousand Us Dollars
(USD$600,000,00) through our Oil Reserve Consolidated Account for safety
reasons.

For this singular payment purpose, you should contact Mr Solomon Jones
who is the chairman of the debt reconciliation committee set up by the
Federal Government of Nigeria to handle and pay you your fund and you
should send to him your current your phone number, Full names,receiving
mailing address,where the Debit Card will be delivered to, This debit
card is a Universal card that you can use to cash your money in over one
hundred and seventy Countries in the world.

Below is his contact information.

NAME: Solomon Jones
EMAIL ADDRESS: ssjones02@gmail.com
Tel: +2348081179437

You have to contact him once you receive this message to instruct him
where you want your Debit card to be delivered to you so that he can
arrange for the delivery of your debit card to you. Sorry for what you
might have gone through in the hands of our past dubious governmental
officials and fraudulent individuals in time past.

Be warnes ,You should avoid and prevent any thing that can cause
unnecessary delay as this might be the last opportunity for you to
receive all money you lost in the hand of fraudulent individuals in time
past ,hence all your past efforts and contact to receive your money
failed you. Once again congratulation.Respectfully yours,

MRS DOROTHY TAYLOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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