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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: "Joan Madu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedex1966@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:36:21 +0100
Subject: Contact Mr.Charles Morgan

ALHAJI AND ALHAJI HOLDINGS.
SECRETARY OFFICE.
COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA AGALAN
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.



Attention: Beneficiary,


I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Cashier's Cheque which was given to me by my Boss, Alhaji Dangote to keep till you contacted me. This Cashier's Cheque worth US$1.5M but I did not heard from you since that time , then I went and deposited the Cashier's Cheque with FEDEX Courrier company here in Benin Republic , because I travelling to Iraq to see my Boss and will not come back till Three months time. You have to contact the FEDEX Courier company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money they will ask you, to send to them is their security keeping fee which is $150 to received your package. Don't be deceived by any body, this is the only expenses you will make and the Cashier's Cheque will be delivered to your address. This is the Contact Address of Mr Charles Morgan of FEDEX Courrier company in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

E-mail: (fedex1966@w.cn)
Phone number +229-96-3977-93.

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 again to avoid any mistake in the delivering and once more, you should bear in mind that this US$150 is the only expenses you will make and the Cashier's Cheque will be delivered to your address as you provided. Hence get them to give you the information which you will use to send the US$150 to them and instruct the Director Mr Charles Morgan to get the delivery of your Cashier's Cheque to your address

YOUR FULL NAME-------------
CONTACT ADDRESS------------
TELEPHONE NUMBER-----------
FAX NUMBER-----------------
Please, Do Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft .

Thanks
Mrs. Joan Madu

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