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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: "hilljohnson6135 Gazeta.pl" <hilljohnson6135@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:17:45 +0100
Subject: FROM BARR.HILL JOHNSON / CONTACT THIS COMPANY FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE $1.8millon USD


(BARR HILL JOHNSON & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN

Good day,
How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for
your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has
expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Paul chima the Director of
Financial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand,
that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.8millon USD UNITED STATES
DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the
necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.8millon USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS
in cash was made with GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin
Republic,Dr.jim nani the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to
package the sum of $1.8millon USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to
help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY so now
you are to contact them to know when they will deliver your package .I have
paid for the delivering
charges and insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is there
security keeping fee which is $150.00 Us Dollars to received your
package.Don't be deceived by any body This is there Contact Address
Contact Dr. Samuel Obinna the Director of Global max delivery Company Benin
Republic.

E-mail;( global_max_delivery_company033@yahoo.fr) Phone number:
229-936-96-816

contact them with your full information ok.
Full name......................
Home address.....................
Telphone...............
Age......................
Sex................
Your package registration number ---------EM 5748459
I gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any mistake on the delivery.

Note. The Global Security Company BENIN REPUBLIC don't let them know that is
money that is in the Box. I registered it as a Box of an FAMILY VALUABLES.
They don't know it contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the
Box. don't let them know what is contains. I am waiting for your urgent
response.You can even call the Director of Global max delivery Company with
this line 229-936-96-816. Let me know immediately you receive your
Consignment. as soon as you receive your package
Thanks
BARR.Hill Johnson

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