the Jane Taylor Email Scam

I have received emails like this before, and if it's your first time to receive such emails, you may probably think they're real. Unfortunately, they're not. And fortunately, we have the internet now, where we can try to track down if there are similar emails that have circulated before... Here is the email I received recently, which, good enough, went straight to my spam folder.

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jane taylor

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Mar 27 (2 days ago)

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I AM MISS JANE CHARLES TAYLOR 26YEARS OLD,THE DAUGHTER
OF THE FORMER
LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR,I HAVE IN MY
POSSESSION THE SUM OF
SIXTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WHICH MY FATHER DEPOSITED
FOR ME IN A SEURITY COMPANY AND
THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS
MONEY OUTSIDE MY
COUNTRY. "REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME". I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A
RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE
OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY
FLY DOWN TO
YOUR COUNTRY TO MEET YOU FOR SETTLEMENT AND INVESTMENT
ARRANGEMENTS.
PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE ON GENERAL
BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT FORUM.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL RESPONSE. I NEED YOUR
SUPPORT
AND SERIOUSNESS. I AM PRESENTLY ON EXILE IN ONE OF THE
WEST AFRICAN
STATES WITH MY BROTHER CHOKRI TAYLOR AFTER THE UNITED
STATES ASKED MY
FATHER TO RESIGN AS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. MY
FATHER WHO IS ON TRIAL NOW IN FREETOWN
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS EXPECTED
SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN
REACH YOU WHEN
NECCESSARY. SEND ALL YOUR REPONSES TO MY CONFIDENTIAL
EMAIL
ADDRESS:janetaylor901@yahoo.com
MISS JANE CHARLES TAYLOR

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