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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: "Exactmax Group board of directors" <joe2flex@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: exactmaxcustomerdepartment001@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:59:39 -0600
Subject: Dear winner,

COMPANY 2011 E-MAIL AWARDS...

Dear winner,

We the Exactmax Group board of directors like to officially congratulate you
for the draw that was just held by our company which featured you as the
second place winner.Our company holds each year,based on the random
selection exercise of internet service providers (ISP) and millions of Super
market cash invoices worldwide,This promotion is just one of various ways we
are presently using to achieve this global vision of ours. Your
email address with MICROS ID ( DVT-57010-JHN-624TM-2XL ) was luckily drawn
to be this year's second place winner of cash prize of $550,000.00 USD.This
drawn was held in our branch here in malaysia and the Funds we believe will
enable you make some impact in the society and possibly invest in our
company in the near future.
==========================
REMITTANCE CONTACT
Name : Dr. Lee Yung
Email :exactmaxcustomerdepartment001@gmail.com
Phone #:+60164638409
==========================
CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR DETAILS, FILL DETAILs BELOW;
Your Full Name :
Address :
Country :
Phone number :
Age :
Gender :
Occupation :
Winning e-mail:
Micros ID


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