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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: Clanor <elena_eclanor@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:11:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mrs Elena CLANOR


From: Mrs Elena CLANOR
Hello Dear,

I am Mrs.Elena Clanor I reliably need you to help my only and unique son "George B. Clanor" invest his inheritance and come over to your country as I have told him all about his inheritance. I am presently ill suffering from leukaemia and my doctor has presumed that I may not live the next four months.

My Husband is Mr. Beniot Clanor national activist a wealthy and successful industrious man of his time in Republic of Congo. My late Husband owned a partnership company, but his sudden death was as a result of liver poison suspected to be his associates with Proves of their series of attempt on me and my son to kidnap us but the intervention of the police made it impossible, notwithstanding, I was living in fear at Congo, immediately I took my son down to Abidjan to save our life’s and also seek for your help to stand as a foreign partner to help my son retrieve his inheritance.

The persistent trial on me and my son’s life by my husband associates was a result of my husband's wealth which they succeeded in confiscating.

The help I enquire of you is to retrieve to your address a brief case containing Gold, Diamond and cash of $2.5million which my late husband secretly deposited with a security institution here in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire long time before his death. The relevant document concerning the deposit is with me, viz., certificate of deposit which in effect is bound for retrieval of this brief case by a foreign partner. I am desirous of having this affair in the hands of a thoroughly trustworthy person because my late husband did not let the security institution know the real content of the brief case. For security reasons.

Yours efforts in assisting me will not be underestimated, 15% of the total sum. Will be offered to you as a commission and 5% is mapped out for any input encored during this transaction. Please I would want the confidentiality of this transaction to be respected for security reasons, more details and clarification follows suit at you approval. Endeavour to quicken action for delay is unfavourable for me. Please kindly include your full contact details for easy communication.

Thanks and best Regards.

Mrs.Elena Clanor / George B. Clanor.
May God Bless You

 


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