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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: barristerego_ocha077@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:05:34 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20FEDEX=20SERVICES=20LTD=20FOR=20YOUR=20PACKAGE=20?=

Attn My Dear Friend,
I have paid the fee for your cheque draft and i took it to the FINANCIAL
BANK PLC to confirm it then the Manager of the Bank MR BENARD UGO told me
that before the check can get to you it will expire on the way and if it
expired it will become useless so He advice me to convert $1.5m (ONE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) into cash and pack it into the strong iron
box and deposit it in FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to
deliver it in cash to you.and i did it as he advice me because he is a banker
he knows the durability of any foriegn check or draft.
I deposited the said package in the FedEX EXpress Delivey Company as an
cotton materials for secuirty reasons.
This is the registration Number of your Package Fed/122p/mtm/2007 Zip
Code;0113388 so do not let the company to know the real contents of the
package so that they can deliver it for you safely.
I want you to contact the company immediately with the following informations
though i give them your information but you need to reconfirm it for them.
Below is the required infomation you need to give them now,

1.YOUR FULL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS
2.YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3.A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO
4.YOUR AGE AND MARITAL STATUS

All these things is needed from you now to submmit to the company for urgent
delivery of your package contains $1.5m
Please contact the delivery company immediately and reconfirm your info
to them to enable their agent locate you when he arrived in your country.
This is the company contact info.
Email;servicesfedexdelivery@yahoo.dk
DR. DAVID TANKO Director General
FEDEX EXpress Delivery Company Benin Republic.
Tel;+229 97 527 252
Please contact the company immediately you receive this email so that your
package will leave tonight to be deliver to you.
Get back to me as soon as you receive your package from the company.

Regards

Mrs Tony Cooke .





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