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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: "yes cola" <johnpauludo30@e-mail.ua>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:10:28 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANY NOW


Hello My Dear Friend

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft worth of (usd$2.5M.USD) )TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he travelled out of this
Country, but I did not hear from you sincethat time.Then with the help of a
friend Mr.Wilson who is The Bank manager of The Bank of Africa I cashed the
money and deposited it as a BOX containing African clothes with FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY Benin Republic.

What you have to do now is to contact the Fedex Express Company as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your package to you And For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charge of the package.The only
money you will send to the Fedex Express Company is ($185.00 US) for
Security Keeping Fee to Enable them Settle the Security Company And deliver
your package direct to your postal Address in your country.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $185 US
Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and incase of demurrage You have to contact the
Fedex Express Company now for the delivery of your package.

This is Their contact Information Below:
Contact Person:Dr Victor Brown.
Email Address: (fedexexpresscourier2005@gmail.com)
Phone +229-9752-7489

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following infomation to them again
to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking
number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get
to your address.

The infomations is follow:
(1.)YOUR FULLNAME...............................................
(2.)YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE.....................
(3.)YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS...............................
(4.)YOUR OCCUPACTION..............................................
(5.)YOUR COUNTRY NAME...........................................
(6)YOUR REGISTRATION NUM .............FXD829
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee
of $185 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let me know
immediately you recieves your package.

Yours Faithfully,
John Paul Udo

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