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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: "mark robert" <markrobert001@newzealand.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:43:39 +0200
Subject: ATTANTION


*Hello Dear,

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin
told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told
him to cash $1.200,000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
$1.200,000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY.This is
the information they need to delivery your package to you.with FEDEX
DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY, contact them now.

BELOW IS THE FEDEX DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY INFORMATION'S.
NAME:FEDEX COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY.
ATTENTION: PERSON: DR.JARRY COOK
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE NUMBER +22997853499
E-MAIL:(fedexcourierbeninltd001@yahoo.fr)
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they
need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Note that this is there E-mail contact (fedexcourierbeninltd001@yahoo.fr)

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
FEDEX DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC, DR.JARRY COOK with the
address given to you.
Note. The Fedex Delivery Courier Company don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents
money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box.don't let them know that
is money that is in that Box.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Secretary, MARK ROBERT*

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