419 scam: "CLARENCE THEODORA"<marketing@lis.co.th> I AM STILL WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447045782515 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "CLARENCE THEODORA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <clarencetheodore_1155@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 16:55:27 -0700
Subject: I AM STILL WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL.

Dear Friend,

Please pardon me for contacting you through this medium. I found it interesting and decided to contact you for a business transaction. Be so kind to contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business deals involving money transfer of about $21.5 Million,which will be beneficial to both of us.I am presently working as an investment consultant with a United State reserve bank here in London at their offshore department,I am United State citizen,we want us to do this deal and make money for ourself. With your sincere assistant and co-operation, I am determined to work this deal out if we can do business.This transaction should be keep top secret between us,since i still work with the bank.I will give you the details of this transaction on my next email,if i have your response.

This is very serious and God will bless us here,i am assuring you that this transaction is 100% legal,legitimate and risk free,this is to acknowledge the receipt of your email.It will be a pleasure working out this transaction successfully.I contacted you because you have the same last name with our late customer and you will be contacting the bank as a relative to our late customer,since you have the same last name with him.But presently your honestly is very important,On my plan modality.

I will send you the certificate of deposit of the funds.And the formal letter that you will send to the the legal department for processing of the claim.I will also send you the bank contact details as soon as you respond to this email,so that you can contact them.

But we have to also arrange how we can meet after the completion of the transaction for my share of the money.I have to be 100% sure that you will be capable of handling this transaction because the said fund is not just a little amount.The said fund was deposited in Standard chartered bank,after five years the fund was transfer to United State reserve bank as unclaimed fund.But you will have to contact the bank,addressing yourself as the brother to the late depositor of the fund.This was the reason i contacted you,because you have the same last name with him and we will need to follow the legal processing to get the fund, that will not be a problem if you cooperate with me.I will give you the bank contact details as soon as i get your response.Your utmost good faith and honesty will be highly appreciated.

I will appreciate your information on the below form,to enable me to be sure of the reason i contacted you,if you really have the same last name,because the last name on your email address made me to contact you.

1. Your Full Legal Name:
2. Your Current Mailing Address:
3. Your Marital Status:
4. Your Age:
5. Your Occupation:
6. Company Name: (If Any):
7. Country: (Present Location):
8. Nationality:
9. Telephone and Fax numbers.

As at this moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. This deal is worth taking and highly profitable.You can call me on my personal phone number.+447045782515 or +447045783489

Thank you for your time and attention.I will send you my id card,if i received your respond to this email,to know who you are dealing with.I will also need your id card.

Warmest regards,

Mr Theodora.

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