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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: "johnwilliam Gazeta.pl" <johnwilliam@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 18:46:13 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL MAX


Hello My Dear Good Friend,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have CASH your Bank
Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or
getting near to expire and Dr Johnson Udo the Director of ROYAL TRUST BANK
told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the USD$1.200,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS ( $1.200,000.00
United States Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However,
all the necessary arrangement of delivering the USD$1.200,000.00 MILLION
DOLLARS in cash was made with GLOBAL MAX COURIER SERVICE COMPANY. Here in
Cotonou Benin Republic.

Dr.Johnson Udo the Director of ROYAL TRUST BANK BENIN Cotonou have to
package the sum of $1.200,000.00 Million Dollars in cash for me. Then he
also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC
SERVICE COMPANY. a UK company with affiliate office here, Infact I'm happy
that every movement I made goes normally.

As for our agreement with the GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY. they
promised that your consignment will leave this Country on this next week,
but the Director of the GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE . said that they need
your contacts informations to able them meet up with you immediately the
Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below:
ATTN: Mr JOHN EDOM
EMAIL: globalmax_ltddd@sify.com

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX This is what they
need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME:-------------------------------
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:--------------------------
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:-----------------
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:------------------
5.YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:---------------------------------
6.YOUR ATTACH COPYOFYOURIDENTIFICATION:---------------
7. INCLUDE YOUR BOX REGISTERED NUMBER(00864)

Please make sure you send this needed infoïmation to the Director general of
GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY, with their address given stated
above.

Note.The GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY. don't know the contents of
the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it
contents 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 Sincerely,
Mr John William.

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