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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: "THE FOUNDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)" <foundation@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: fedexcourierservice_002@YAHOO.COM
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:57:08 +0500
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID


Foundation's Officer,
THE FOUNDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)
http://www.fdf.org

Attention: Recipient,

Fondation De France as established in 1979 by the multi-million group
was
conceived
with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and Community
development. The French Foundation is in conjunction with the ECOWAS,
UN and
the European Union. These funds are freely given to you to use for your
business, educational and personal development.



Your email address was selected randomly from over 100,000 internet
websites or
a shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have
purchased
something from. Your e-mail was selected to receive the award sum of
US$500,000.00 Cash (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as
charity
donation/aid from the French Foundation. note that your award has been
sent to
affiliate claims office in NIGERIA, because your Award falls within
the Nigeria booklet, and you have been directed to contact the Fedex
Delivery company in charge of payment
dispatch.

Your charity donation funds cash and charity donation certificate with
other
vital documents has been Deposited to Fedex Courier Company in Nigeria.
to deliver the award cheque of US$500,000.00 cash (Five Hundred
Thousand United
States Dollars) to you and other vital documents, because this is the
only best
system and fastest means to pay you, at this time. You are to contact
Fedex
Courier Company with the below details:

Recipient Full Name:................
Recipient Valid Contact Address:..............
Recipient Valid Telephone Number:.............
Recipient Age:............................
Recipient Sex:...........................
Recipient Country:............................
Recipient Occupations:........................

Do immediately contact them, their contact details below in Nigeria;

Dispatch Officer:Mr Ken Smith
EMAIL:fedexcourierservice_002@yahoo.com
CALL:(+234) 803 867 4142

Please send your reply to Mr.Ken Smith ASAP as we will not be able to
respond to your email at this time.

Note:you will be responsible for the delivery charges, we have
authorised them not to
temper with your grant donation, until it is being delivered to you,
hence can not be deducted
from as it has being duely sealed and packed to avoid miss
appriopriate delivery.

Kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs R.Hirschi Xemover
(Information Officer)(FDF)

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