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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: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:40:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE VERY VERY URGENT




Dear Clarimonde Schwatzer ,
Your mail was recieved and well understood,please like i have told you before i have noting again to instruct you more than for you to contact our london office for more directives because you money is no longer in nigeria but in london so all you need to do is to get in touch with london fur further directives fo them to deliver to you the consignment.

There instruction now is more important and it is what you have to follow but if you are finding anyting difficult you can contact me for assistant but for now you have to deal with london.

hoping to hearing from you.
best regards
MR CHARLES EZEOKOLI











<clarimonde2029@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Hello dearest friend!

I said already that I concluded to join you on this amazing deal. I hope also that you are as aboveboard as me. I can tell you that I would be less unconfident if I have more plausible authentication about your lovely proposal.

I wait completely for you to instruct me what is the best step?

If you find that my written English is not great, I am compunctious but it is not my working language.

I wish for and wait for a helpful reply from you.

Kind wishes,

Fr Clarimonde Schwatzer

Note: You should be informed that the phone number you supplied does not work. Please give to me a working number.

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