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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: "Mr John Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <globalmaxcourierltdddddd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:07:32 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL MAX COURIER

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$4,500,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS ( $4,500,000.00 United States Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the USD$4,500,000.00 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 $4,500,000.00 Million Dollars in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL MAX DIPLOMATIC 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 DIPLOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY. they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on this next week, but the Director of the GLOBAL MAX DIPLOMATIC 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: globalmaxcourier_ltdddd@o2.pl

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 DIPLOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY, with their address given stated above.

Note.The GLOBAL MAX DIPLOMATIC 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 Williams.

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