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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 Express Company <officefiless@superposta.com>
Reply-To: fedexexpresscompany756@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:28:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Message From FedEx Head Office Benin Republic


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FedEx Head Office Benin
Republic
Rue 4417 acrue kpegbo
Cotonou Benin . Tel:. +22967359342
Date: 014/05/2012
Customers Service Hours--Monday
to Saturday:
Office Hours Monday to
Saturday:

Attention,

The FedEx courier Service Company are hereby passing
an essential massage to all our valuable customers to be very careful while
presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong
delivery.

This is the FedEx
courier service company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this
company to be delivered to you by one Miss. Stella Johnson, along the delivery
process there came a misunderstanding between you and the nicon insurance
company in regard of their request as per their insurance certificate which
happens to be course of your parcel pending for the past One Year.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the
FedEx Company has finalized everything with the Nicon insurance company of Benin
Republic as the company organization has also listed 24 valuable parcels to be
intact in their office after the released of the parcels from the Nicon
insurance company.

We are happy to inform
you once again that your parcel that contain the sum of $2.5 million dollars is
among the 24 parcels listed which is now in our office and also with your name
as the receiver despise that we lost your private residential address’s, which
is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address to back to
the FedEx company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation
with this e-mail: (fedexexpresscompany756@yahoo.com.hk)
Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Miss Stella Johnson still owes
this company the sum of $155 before incident occurs,

Know it that this company has spend out of their
incomes in the process by recovery back your parcel so dear costumer we once
again appreciate your patronage in our favor.

Without hesitations you are to pay for just the
balance left by your sender via western union so that your parcel can be
delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one
week only, as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a
huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a demurrage?
Which you will not allow to happen to your recovery parcel that almost gone if
not for the love that the good god have for you by favoring you with his favor
because it was God who did it not by your power but by the spirit say the
lord.
 
 We assure you that your parcel will arrive
at your country in two days time and it will get to your door step the third OR
fourth day as soon as this company receive the balance left by your sender and
the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via e-mail immediately so
that you can track it yourself to see your parcel coming on the way and you will
also know when it will arrive at your country because we operate in trust and
loyalty in your favor

And also the FedEx
courier Service Company is hereby to inform all their customers by eradicating
all their communication with the scam 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 planes. FedEx provides access to a growing global marketplace through a
network of supply chain, transportation, business and related information
services.

PAYMENT INFORMATION
OFFICE


Receivers Name
…………….Joseph Udezue
Test question ………………..When
Text answer
…………………Today
Location …………………….Benin Republic
Amount
……………………...$155

FedEx is one of the
world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of
packages and information. In the past 30 years, we've grown up and grown into
advice family of companies -a FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than
ever

CALL ME +22967359342
WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS
AFFECTIONATLY.

Mr. SAM BROWN.
FEDEX
COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR..
Thanks for your
Co-operation.
For the kpegbo Branch Manager FedEx
Express Services Benin
Republic.


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