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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: clara james <clarajames15@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:31:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello


Hello How are you today,
I
hope all is well with you .I
am sorry to worry you with my
proposal for a relationship
with you, but I know that you will grant my request in good faith and
understanding, My name is Clara I just went through your email and i
have no options than letting you know that i am interested in having a
relationship with you, I will also like to Know you the more, you can
send an email to my email address (clarajames15@ymail.com) so that I can send you more details about my self
including my picture. I believe we can move from here. But bear in mind
that love has no colors barrier, no educational back ground barrier, no
socio-economic barrier, religious, language, nationality or distance
barrier, the only important thing there is love. I am waiting for your
mail to my email address above. Yours sincerely.Clara,

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