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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Jean Eric LECLAIRE" <marclaire10@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:42:41 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

Dear Mister and Madam,
Allow me to inform you of my desire to be wanted to maintain a business connection with you.
I am Jean Eric LECLAIRE, a French soldier, I’m 29 years old. Since the war of the Ivory Coast We had been sent to be used as safety between rebels and loyal supporters.
Me and my colleagues were on the buffer zone of Bouaké. 24 - September 26, 2003 the rebels attack the bank of the BCEAO At this point in time (Central Bank of the States of West Africa) we intervene and find the sum of $ 2.000.000 (two million dollars) in the bank.
The spoils were left again and me, I had about it $ 771.000 (Seven hundred and sixty eleven thousand dollars) like share. I put the money in a bank here in Ivory Coast precisely in Abidjan with the complicity of a magistrate of the Ivory Coast friendly to the Bank manager.
Until the day of today the investigations continue. I honourably need your assistance in the briefs times which will follow in the following stages:
1 - To swear me not to denounce me.
2 - To provide a bank account where the bottom will be transferred far from here.
In return I commit myself offering 15% of the total sum to you.
Here sites that I give you who reassure you still well the authenticity of my statements. <http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:9iN_IfOVsR8J:www.afrik.com/article7648.html+Attaque+BCEAO.&hl=fr> <http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:wl1LLVC2fJwJ:www.lenouveaureveil.com/a.asp%3Fn%3D60270%26p%3D585+Attaque+BCEAO+de+BOUAKE&hl=fr>
I hope to be able to count on you of any heart and I wait to read you impatiently
Thank you
Jean Eric LECLAIRE



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