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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: "Mr.Kumu Logo" <kenwin0303@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: fedexcustomercare02@live.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 05:23:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: NOW FEDEX COURIER FOR THE FINAL DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND.




Hello dear, Greetings!
 
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Conformable Bank Draft worth of ( $1.6m)ONE MILLION AND SIX HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he traveled out,but I did not hear from you since that time.Then I took it to the FINANCIAL BANK  PLC to confirm it, then the Manager of the Bank MR Benard Mantu told me that before the check  will get to you, it will expire on the way and if it expired it will become useless so he advised me to Convert $1.6m (ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) into cash and pack it into a strong iron box and deposit it in FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to deliver it in CASH to you. And I did it as he advised me because he is a banker he knows the durability of any foreign check or draft. I deposited the consignment in the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY as cotton materials for security reasons.
 
What you have to do now is to contact the  FEDEX  EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY PLC as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your consignment to you. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge Fee of the consignment.
 
The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver your package direct to your postal Address in your country is ($125US)ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY, being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $125US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demur rage.
You have to contact the  FEDEX  EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY PLC now for the delivery of your package with this information bellow;
 
Directors Name: Rev.Dr.Joseph Dike
Company's Name: FEDEX Courier services,
Contact Email: (fedexcustomercare02@live.com)
Phone number: +229 99 507 722

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following information to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.

The information are;
1.YOUR FULL NAME;
2.YOUR AGE;
3.OCCUPATION
4.COUNTRY
5.HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS
6.HOUSE / OFFICE PHONE NOS
7.A COPY OF YOUR PICT FOR IDENTIFICATION/DRIVING LICE.
 
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $125 US Dollars for their immediate action.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Kumu Logo.

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