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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: mrs clarita <c_s_clarita01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: clarita.simonet@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:43:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greeting

Dear,

Please, I know this may sound strange to you, receiving a mail from an unknown person, but condition forced me to do this. I am a 46 years old woman from French Polynesia who is suffering from cancerous disease and according to medical experts my chance of survival is under probability.

However, I sent to you this email to have you assist me with the purpose of securing the release and transfer of the fund: 6.800.000 (Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds) which I inherited from my late husband (Dr. Jean-Paul Simonet) into your account or your organizations account,
and to have me come over to your country for a proper medical attention which is of importance to me at this point while the funds are being properly and legitimately invested.

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may suggest that will be to
the benefit of the less privileged.

I therefore wish to hear from you for an urgent response.
Thank you for your confidence.
Yours sincerely faithful,
Mrs. Clarita Simonet
Please ONLY contact me at my home email address:
clarita.simonet@yahoo.com



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