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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: "MIKE DAVID & COUNSELORS AT LAW" <jhnhil@vodafone.it>
Reply-To: fedex_c_benin@live.fr
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 02:33:07 -0800
Subject: Good News Contact For your Bank Draft

(MIKE DAVID & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
09 BPH 1409 APAPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank
Draft of $850,000.00 but did not heard from you since that time ,then
I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY here in
Benin Republic, because I travelled to Paraguay to see my boss and
will not come back till next month end. You have to contact the FEDEX
DELIVERY COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package .I have
paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee
which is $150.00 Us Dollars to received your package Don't be deceived
by any body This is there Contact Address Contact

FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY.
DIRECTOR:DR.GODWIN IBE.
E-mail;(fedex_c_benin@live.fr)
Phone number +229-98950263

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but

you have to reconfirm it to them as below:

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone Number---------------------
Cell telephone Number---------------------
Your draft registration number---------FED 94844

Send this to them to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Let me know
as soon as you receive your Draft from the company.

Best Regards
Barr.Mike David

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