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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: FedEx Benin Head Office <gfy---------hyggt7@att.net>
Reply-To: fedex_c_benin2@live.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:06:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good news from FedEx Benin Head Office




FedEx Benin Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Cotonu.
+22998950263


Attention: Dear Valued Beneficiary,
CLAIM NOTIFICATION.

This is to notify you that your parcel is still in our possession, this parcel contained an International Cashier Bank Draft/Cheque worth the sum of $450,000.00(Four Hundred and Fifthy Thousand USA dollars) only and it is ready for delivery to your doorstep. Meanwhile, before the delivery or shipment will take place, you are advice to send to us the following data’s mention below:

1. Your Name
2.Address
3.Telephone

The above requested information’s will enable us deliver your parcel correctly without any mistake or delivering your parcel to a wrong person. Furthermore, you might be asking yourself how we came to get your email and also how the check was issued in your name. Anyway, your check was brought to this office by a Lottery Fiduciary Or Claims Agent, signifying that you are a rightful winner to their Lottery Award selected randomly from 10 lucky email addresses which your email address came out as one of the lucky emails address.

FedEx courier service company has now been mandated to deliver the check because all issues that made the check pending at our office in the last several months have been resolved. The issues included insurance cost, tax fees and other universal costs like drug clearance and anti terrorist paper work. The issues with International Monetary funds and Internal revenue service (IRS) have also been resolved.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains the sum of $450,000.00 is among the 24 parcels listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver. We do not have your address which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address, telephone as stated above back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation. Meanwhile, remember that the sender of this parcel to you that’s the fiduciary agent still owes this company the sum of  $75 before the inciden 10 occurred. Note that this fee is not just for delivery but also for the payment of immigration and customs stamp duty, this company has spent out of their incomes in the process by the recovering back your parcel? So dear customer we once again appreciate your patronage.

Without hesitations you are to pay for just the balance left by your sender since we have lost his contact. This payment has to be via western union money transfer with the below payment information so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in three days to your door step after the balance payment is received. Also note that your tracking number will also be sent to you to monitor the package as it comes.

And also the FedEx Courier Service Company hereby inform all their customers through this medium by eradicating all their communication with the mails that are going all-over the world be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil plans.

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, business and related information services.

PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS STAMP DUTY CHARGES BEFORE DELIVERY EFFECT, FIND BELOW:

Receivers Name: OKOLO CHRISTIAN
Senders Name: ------------?
Text Question: BEST COLOUR
Answer: WHITE
Location;Republic Of Benin /Cotonu.
MTCN Number... ???
Amount to be sent: $75us dollars.

Please you have to send the full payment information including the MTCN Number for we to fully proceed on your delivery.

E-mail: (fedex_c_benin2@live.fr) get back to Us With The Payment Of $75 dollars for delivery and also for payment of Customs and Immigration charges, Clearance and Stamp Duty So That We Can Proceed With The Delivery Today.

WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS AFFECTIONATELY.
FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR..
MR. TERRY JOHNSON

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