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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: "Miss clancy james" <clancyjames@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: clancyjames@katamail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:29:21 +0000
Subject: Attn: Investment Offer.

I am Miss Clancy James,
From Dakar Senegal,
Refugee Camp,
West-Africa.

Please write me, I am writing this letter with due respect and fearful of
tears since we have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking
for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks well of
you. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to
investment. My dear i will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my
proposal well known to you. I would like to use this opportunity to
introduce myself to you.

I am Miss Clancy James, a 24yrs old girl from Moravia Liberia in West
Africa, I am the only daughter of late Dr Akin James, the personal adviser
to the former head of state president Charles Taylor, who is now detained
under the United National War Crime Custody, his rebels men’s attacked our
house one early morning killing my mother and my father, It was only me
that is alive in the family now, and i managed to make my way to near by
country where i am staying as a refugee now. The main reason why i am
contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also to help me to transfer the money that he deposited in
finance firm, over to your possession.

The amount is ($6.5 MILLION USDOLLARS) my late father made this deposit
some years back; which i am the next of kin. Please i am asking you to
stand on my behalf as my partner to claim the money out from the finance
firm and transferred it into your account .I have made up my mind to offer
you 25%of the total money, while the remaining, will go into a productive
business for me, As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this
transaction to be well know to you and i will give you the contact of the
finance firm, so that you will contact them for more verification. Please
attach your direct and full contact address as you reply to me, as soon as
you received this letter, I will be waiting to hear from you.
Altnernative Email:clancyjames@mixmail.com



Yours Truly,

Miss Clancy James.




I am Miss Clancy James,
From Dakar Senegal,
Refugee Camp,
West-Africa.

Please write me, I am writing this letter with due respect and fearful of
tears since we have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking
for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks well of
you. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to
investment. My dear i will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my
proposal well known to you. I would like to use this opportunity to
introduce myself to you.

I am Miss Clancy James, a 24yrs old girl from Moravia Liberia in West
Africa, I am the only daughter of late Dr Akin James, the personal adviser
to the former head of state president Charles Taylor, who is now detained
under the United National War Crime Custody, his rebels men’s attacked our
house one early morning killing my mother and my father, It was only me
that is alive in the family now, and i managed to make my way to near by
country where i am staying as a refugee now. The main reason why i am
contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also to help me to transfer the money that he deposited in
finance firm, over to your possession.

The amount is ($6.5 MILLION USDOLLARS) my late father made this deposit
some years back; which i am the next of kin. Please i am asking you to
stand on my behalf as my partner to claim the money out from the finance
firm and transferred it into your account .I have made up my mind to offer
you 25%of the total money, while the remaining, will go into a productive
business for me, As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this
transaction to be well know to you and i will give you the contact of the
finance firm, so that you will contact them for more verification. Please
attach your direct and full contact address as you reply to me, as soon as
you received this letter, I will be waiting to hear from you.
Altnernative Email:clancyjames@mixmail.com



Yours Truly,

Miss Clancy James.










I am Miss Clancy James,
From Dakar Senegal,
Refugee Camp,
West-Africa.

Please write me, I am writing this letter with due respect and fearful of
tears since we have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking
for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks well of
you. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to
investment. My dear i will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my
proposal well known to you. I would like to use this opportunity to
introduce myself to you.

I am Miss Clancy James, a 24yrs old girl from Moravia Liberia in West
Africa, I am the only daughter of late Dr Akin James, the personal adviser
to the former head of state president Charles Taylor, who is now detained
under the United National War Crime Custody, his rebels men’s attacked our
house one early morning killing my mother and my father, It was only me
that is alive in the family now, and i managed to make my way to near by
country where i am staying as a refugee now. The main reason why i am
contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also to help me to transfer the money that he deposited in
finance firm, over to your possession.

The amount is ($6.5 MILLION USDOLLARS) my late father made this deposit
some years back; which i am the next of kin. Please i am asking you to
stand on my behalf as my partner to claim the money out from the finance
firm and transferred it into your account .I have made up my mind to offer
you 25%of the total money, while the remaining, will go into a productive
business for me, As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this
transaction to be well know to you and i will give you the contact of the
finance firm, so that you will contact them for more verification. Please
attach your direct and full contact address as you reply to me, as soon as
you received this letter, I will be waiting to hear from you.
Altnernative Email:clancyjames@mixmail.com



Yours Truly,

Miss Clancy James.











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