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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- charmainetaylor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ST FRANCIS FOUNDATION HOME <processingwill@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 10:41:36 +0200
Subject: Kindly Get Back To Us
*FROM: MISS CHARMAINE TAYLOR JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA E-Mail: *
*charmainetaylor@yahoo.com* <charmainetaylor@yahoo.com>
Better day’s greetings,
It is an honour to write to you. I believe you are a highly respected
personality, considering your position and the fact that we have never met
in person. I came to know you in the course of my discreet search for a
reliable foreign partner who will partner with my family in the investment
I decided to contact you in good faith with regards to this matter.
Before my father was unjustly sentenced he had taken me and my brother to
deposit the funds in a private Security Vault as family valuable as if he
foresees the looming danger ahead. I am contacting you to partner with us
as a foreign partner to the Taylor family so that the family funds US$17
Million (Seventeen Million USD) will be legally transferred to your
overseas account for investment purposes, and the investment will be under
your management. Due to my father's past and our current Political Asylum
statues we are not permitted to operate bank accounts or handle such
investment under our family name hence I am contacting you.
If you indicate your interest to assist us with this transaction as an
active foreign partner I am willing to give you 30% from the total funds or
we can negotiate your percentage if you are not happy with the 30% as
compensation for your help and the rest of the funds will be invested in
your country in any lucrative investment you might suggest such as Real
Estate provided we sign a partnership agreement with you.
I have to entrust our future lives and the family investment in your care
hoping that you will not let us down.
Contact me now on the above email and telephone number so that I will give
you more details and further directives. The proof of Funds is with me and
will be sent to you as soon as I receive your response.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Charmaine Taylor
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