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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: globaldiplomatic courierservice <globaldiplomatic_courierservice4@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:30:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLEASE VERY VERY URGENT


Dear Clarimonde Schwatzer,
How are you today?following the five days you requested from me to know how much you could afford before i will help you for the balance of EURO 4000 you are owing our company i have send you serveral mails with you responding to it,please what is the meaning?or is that the end of the transaction?please let me know your mind.

best regards
CHARLES EZEOKOLI












<clarimonde2029@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Thank you for your totally fine reply.

Is everything ok? How has the deal gone further?

Once again I am regretful. I am still very preoccupied with work problems - my old wage office has not been paying me my money for some time so I now have to do more work.

But, we should proceed with your great offer and I definitely promise that I will fix all your open issues sometime by the next 5 days.

Just for you, Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.

I am much sorry but I only read some English in a distant province school and it is not so exceptional.

Please do not ignore me. I will hope to read your answer.

kind wishes,

Clarimonde


PS You should be informed that the phone number you wrote kept failing. Please give me a workable number.


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