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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: "" <mabreko@iol.cz>
Reply-To: fedex_deliveryservices77@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:04:26 GMT
Subject: {Spam?}




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 (COA)
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,
theonly fee to be paid again is their security
safe keeping fee of 150 pounds 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
tillnext month,Therefore I will advise you to
contact the fedex shipmentofficer with his contact information as
listed below for the avoidianceof 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
afe 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.George Moor Shipment Officer
Of Fedex delivery services
UK.
E-mail: fedex-customerservice77@live.com
Tel: +44 70319 26863
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
deliveryand 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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