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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: Cletus Uzoma <cletusuzoma@orange.nl>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:16:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I HAVE PAID FOR THE DELIVERY FEE FOR YOUR CHEQUE DRAFT


Attention My Dear,
I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Financial Trust Bank Plc Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $1.5M all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.5M in cash was made with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY DIRECTOR.
Below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately. the only fee you have to pay them is $95 usd that they will use to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affidavite that will prove that the parcel that consist total sum of $1.5M belong to you be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY DIRECTOR
REV. DR.DAVID ROBERT
EMAIL: (globalmaxcourier.servicesbenin@yahoo.fr )
PHONE NUMBER: 00229 934 877 42
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...............
6.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945....
7.CODE NUMBER 0140479.......
Please make sure you send this needed info to the Director general of Global Max Courier Company REV.DR DAVID ROBERT with the address given to you. Note ;The Global Max Delivery COURIER COMPANY LTD don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of family valuable belongs. They don't know it contents fund. 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.
Mr Cletus Uzoma
General Secretary.





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