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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: Don Philip <godwin_okeke03@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: fedexdeliverycompany@gazeta.pl
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:45:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE




Hello Dear Friend,
I have Paid the registrations fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Simpanan National Bank, told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire. So i told him to cash US$1.5Million all the necessary arrangement of delivering the US$1.5Million in cash was made with FedEx delivery company,
This is the information they need to deliver your consignment box to you.
 
CONTACT PERSON ATTN: DR EDWARD LYNN (Director)
EMAIL ADDRESS :(  fedexdeliverycompany@gazeta.pl  )
TELEPHONE NUMBERS  Tel:+601 667 274 65

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your consignment box .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME............
2.YOUR COUNTRY...........
3.YOUR HOME ADDRESS..............
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME AND CELL TELEPHONE NUMBER.........
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE..........
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE............
 
Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director FedEx delivery company. Dr. Edward Lynn  (Director) with the E-mail address given to you. Note. FedEx delivery company, don't know the contents of the consignment box .i register it as 1 Box Sensitive Photographic Film Material .
 
They don't know that the contents was money.this is to avoid them delaying with the consignment box.
 
You can also call the director FedEx delivery company with this line Tel+601 667 274 65
Waiting for your urgent response
 
Best Regard
Mr Don Philip.



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