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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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Fraud email example:

From: "clarance howard" <clarancehoward@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: clarancehoward01@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:41:39 +0000
Subject: FROM CLARANCE HOWARD

GREETINGS,

MY NAME IS CLARANCE HOWARD, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TRIDENT OIL, A
MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION OPERATING IN LONDON, ENGLAND. I AM SEEKING YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO RETREIVE THE SUM OF FOUTHEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS CONSISTING OF TWO CONSIGNMENT BOXES.

THIS MONEY WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE COMPANY AND IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A
DIPLOMAT TO USA, MY REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CHEATED OUT OF MY
ENTITLEMENTS BY THE COMPANY FOR FAR TOO LONG, SIMPLY BECAUSE I AM NOT A
BRITISH. THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE DIPLOMAT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU IF YOU
INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO HELP ME. EACH OF THE BOXES CONTAINS $7.2M AND FOR
YOUR HELP I AM READY TO RELEASE 30% TO YOU, FOR SECURITY REASONS THE
CONSIGNMENT WAS REGISTERED TO BE CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS WHICH I
WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY. BEAR IN MIND THAT THE DIPLOMAT IS NOT AWARE OF THE
CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT, IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR PAST 1 MONTH WHERE I'M
LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE PARTNER.

I WILL BE LEAVING THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY YOU COLLECT THE CONSIGNMENT AND I
HAVE VOWED NEVER TO STEP BACK INTO ENGLAND. PLEASE, I NEED YOUR URGENT
RESPONSE BEFORE MY PLANS TO LEAVE THE COMPANY IS DISCOVERED.
RIGHT NOW THE SAFEST FORM OF CORRESPONDENCE IS THROUGH MY OWN E-MAIL
ADDRESS, PLEASE IN THE INTEREST OF CONFIDENTIALITY ONLY REPLY THROUGH MY
DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS (clarancehoward01@yahoo.ca). REPLY ALONG WITH YOUR
PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER WHERE I CAN REACH YOU.

CALL ME NOW ON TEL: +44 7031913716 ON ANY ENQUIRIES.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED KINDLY DISCHARGE THIS MAIL FROM YOUR
SYSTEM/COMPUTER AND PRETEND YOU NEVER GOT MY MAIL.



BEST REGARDS,

CLARANCE HOWARD.
TRIDENT OIL CORPORATION.
LONDON, ENGLAND
TEL: +44 703 191 3716.
PRIVATE EMAIL: clarancehoward01@yahoo.ca



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