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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: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:57:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE VERY VERY URGENT




Dear Clarimonde Schwatzer,
How are you today with your family and work?after your last mail of saturday to me i have not heard from you again,though you told me in 5days time which will be tomorrow you will tell me how much you can afford before i will assist you,is that the reason you have not send me mail again?what ever been the case i want to hear from you because the balance is the only thing we are waiting for now before our london office will finaly delivered to you the consignment.

hoping to hearing from you.
thanks

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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