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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: "Mr. Chime Johnson" <infoorgn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: globalmaxcourier2002@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:02:46 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Contact Global Max Courier Company For Immediate Delivery Of Your $1,500,000.00




Dearest  Friend.

Good day, how are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid the fee for your Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of the Eco Bank Plc, told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.
 
So I told him to cash the $1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losing these funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1,500,000.00 in cash was made with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY here in Federal Republic of Benin Cotonou.
 
Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of the Eco Bank Plc here has to package the sum of $1,500,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to register the Consignment with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank God for all the movement I made, everything goes successfully and this is the tag number given to me (FCSCB77415).
 
As for our agreement with the Global Max Courier Company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on next week, But the Director of the GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY said that you have to pay the security keeping fee, wish will cost you $295.00 USD, and also they needs your contacts information’s to enable them meet up with you immediately their Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country with your consignment box. Please write a letter of application to the given below address, and you should send the security keeping fee of $295.00 only to the Global Max Courier Company to enable them proceed on your delivery.

Contact Person.

Mr.    Williams Ume.       
Email:  globalmaxcourier2002@gmail.com
Telephone: +229-98270398
 
Note. That I have paid the delivery charges, so all you have to pay to the Global Max Courier Company is only the security keeping fee of $295.00 USD only.
 
You should Send them your contact information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your consignment BOX. This is what they needs from you.
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME.......................................
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS....................................
3. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER...................
4. YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE........................
5. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...............................
 
Please make sure you send this needed information’s to the Director General of Global Max Courier Company Director, Mr. Williams Ume, with the address given to you.
 
Note. The Global Max courier company doesn’t know the contents of the Box. It was registered as a BOX containing Africa cloths. They don't know it contains money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that is money that is in that Box.
 
I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
 
Yours

Mr. Chime Johnson.





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