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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: Barrister Ben Rochas <xwxxxw----xw1un@att.net>
Reply-To: fedex_courier55@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:39:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn, Dear.




 Attn, Dear.
 
 
 
I have paid the fee for your Cheque draft and i took it to the FINANCIAL BANK PLC to confirm it then the Manager of the Bank MR BENARD UGO told me that before the check can get to you it will expire on the way and if it expired it will become useless so He advice me to convert $4.5Million (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) into cash and pack it into the strong iron box and deposite it in FEDEX  EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to deliver it in cash to you.and i did it as he advice me because he is a Banker he knows the durability of any foriegn check or draft.
 

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

I deposited the package in the Fedex  Express Delivery Company as an cotton materials for secuirty reasons.This is the registration Number of your Package golrde/122p/mtm/2009 Zip Code;0113388 so do not let the company to know the real contents of the package so that they can deliver it for you safely. I want you to contact the company immediately with the following informations,i give them your information but you need to reconfirm it for them again. Below is the required infomation you need to give them now.
 
 
1.YOUR FULL NAME______________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.______________
3.YOUR COUNTRY_______________
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER._______________
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.______________
6..A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE_____________
 
 
All these things is needed from you now to submmit to the company for urgent delivery of your package contains $4.5Million US Dollar Please contact the delivery company immediately and reconfirm your info to them to enable their agent locate you when he arrived in your country. This is the company contact information.

DR.DAVID TANKO Director General
Fedex  Express Delivery Company Benin Republic.
Email:(fedex_courier55@yahoo.fr)
Tel Fax Phone;+229-98251280
 
 
Please contact the company immediately you receive this email so that your package will leave tonight to be deliver to you. Get back to me as soon as you receive your package
from the company.
 
 Yours Faithfully
 Barrister Ben Rochas 

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