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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: "BARRISTER FELOX" <barrister_felox@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: fedex-customerservice_101@live.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 06:51:10 +0500
Subject: ATTN: Your Parcel Number: EG2272

Dear Friend,

Good day,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD
of USD $800,000,00 United state dollars to the Fedex Delivery services
here in West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so
that your funds will be transferred through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA
(BOA) here, but because of the late response I now decide to deposit
the ATM MASTER CARD with the fedex delivery services with your
previous information as you listed it that time.

I have paid to them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee,
the only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of
$198 dollars only.I would have paid that but they said no because they
don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

I will be travelling to IRAQ to see my boss and I will not come back
till next month,Therefore I will advise you to contact the fedex
shipment officer with his contact information as listed below for the
avoidiance of increase of their security safe keeping fee.

Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where
nobody will notice the content, I also told the shipment officer
Mr.Jude Vanna, that it is ordinary African magazine I want to deliver
to my friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send
their security safe keeping fee.

Below is the shippment officer contact information including his email
address with the parcel reference number, note that without you
indicating your parcel number as listed below the fedex delivery
services will not listen to you they will be imagining if you want to
steal another persons parcel.

Attention: Dr.Collins Oliver
Shipment Officer Of Fedex delivery services,Nigeria.
E-mail: fedex-customerservice_101@live.com
Tel: +234 805 543 1194,
+234 703 322 7663
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272

Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD
in form of African Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong
delivery as i already gave them your delivery address but you have to
re-confirm it to them ok.

Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telphone...............

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that
once they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3
working days the magazine will arrived your door step according to the
shipment officer.

Once again, the Fedex delivery services do not know the content of the
parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't know it
contains ATM MASTER CARD inside,this is to avoid them delaying the
delivery and besides I don't want you to lose your inherittance funds.

Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrewing access pin code number is (0114) take
note, once you receive the card you take it to any cashpoint around
your area and sllotten it and enter the pin code for withdrewal, the
amount you are to withdrew per day is USD$20,000.00. (Twenty thousand
United State dollars) each day. Also ask them on how you are to make
the payment for the security fee to them so they can effect immedaite
delivery on your parcel.

Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.

Thanks.
Barrister Felox.


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