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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: "Dr. Mike Dumala" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bar_mb@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 03:23:15 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT

Hello Dear friend,

Good day. How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the registration fee for your check
which has been with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the check has expired or getting
near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi the Director of Central Bank Msia told me that before the check will get to
your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to clear the 1.5million united state dollars to caash payment to avoid losing the 1.5million under
expiration. However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the 1.5million united state dollars in caash
was made with MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY MSIA here in Kuala Lumpur.
Mr.Justin Yayi the Director Central Bank of Msia has package the 1.5 million USD in caash for you.
Then he also supported me in Registering the Box with MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY MSIA.

As for our agreement with the MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY MSIA they promised that your Box
will leave this Msia on or before 5 days from now, But the Director of the MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY
MSIA said that they need your contacts information's to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat
Agents arrived in your destination.

Please write a letter of application to the given E-mail address below.

ATTN: Mr. David Makalaka
Email: max_gdc@live.com
TEL: +60102057220

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

Full Name/Your Destination/Your Tel Number/ID CARD

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY MSIA
Mr. David Makalaka with the address given to you. Note this Courrier Service Company don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a BOX of Asian cloths.
They did not know the contents was caash. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that the box contents
was cassh ok. I am waiting for your response. You can even call the Director of MAX-GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY MSIA
with this line: Tel: +60102057220

Below is the Box Information:
Box Number: PLCC-101-PL45
Sort/Clearance Code: PLC/101-45/P50
Box Description: 1 BOX of asia cloths

Regards.

Dr. Mike Dumala

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