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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: chukwuka eze10 <chukwukaeze10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <globalmaxshipingcompany247@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:56:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL MAX SHIPING COMPANY.



Atten: My Dear , I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.Because the manager of EcoBank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it willexpire. So i told him to cash $850,000.00 however all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $850,000.00 in cash was made with Global Max shiping Courier Company. This is the information they need to delivery your package to you The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $95.00 Us Dollars to received your package.ATTN: DR.JAMES AMEKAE-mail :(globalmaxshipingcompany247@yahoo.fr) Phone number:+229-93-99-19-82Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate youimmediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.This is what they need from you. 1.YOUR FULL NAME......2.HOME ADDRESS..........3.CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER......4.YOUR COUNTRY LOCATION.............5.CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE..........6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.......... Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general ofGlobal max shiping Courier Company Dr.EMMA AJAGU with the address given to you. Note ;The Global Max Courier Company don't know the content of theBox. I registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know itscontent is 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 yoururgent response. Thanks and Remain Blessed. Secretary Chukwuka Eze.
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