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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: "John Walter" <info@fedex.org>
Reply-To: fedex_courierservice@wss-id.org
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:04:07 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: FEDEX DELIVERY SERVICES


Good day,

I just want to inform you that I have
deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD
$800,000,00 United state dollars to the
FedEx Delivery services here in West Africa,
due to I have waited enough to hear from you
so that your funds will be transferred
through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here,
but because of the late response I now
decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with
the FEDEX DELIVERY SERVICES with your
previous information as you listed it that
time.
I have paid to them their delivery charges &
insurance coverage fee, the only fee to be
paid again is their security safe keeping
fee of $191 dollars only.I would have paid
that but they said no because they don't
know when you will contact them and in case
of demurrage.
I will be traveling to IRAQ to see my boss
and I will not come back till next four
months, therefore I will advise you to
contact the FEDEX SHIPMENT officer with his
contact information as listed below for the
avoidance of increase of their security safe
keeping fee.
Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD
inside a magazine where nobody will notice
the content, I also told the shipment
officer Mr.Anthony Williams, that it is
ordinary African magazine I want to deliver
to my friend abroad to avoid further delay
unless you delay to send their security safe
keeping fee.
Below is the shipment officer contact
information including his email address
with the parcel reference number, note that
without you indicating your parcel number as
listed below the FedEx delivery services
will not listen to you they will be
imagining if you want to steal another
persons parcel.

Attention: Mr.Gerrald Oliver Shipment
Officer Of FedEx delivery services Nigeria.
E-mail: fedex_courierservice@wss-id.org
Tel: +234-703-9838072
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272-NIG

Also below is the information they need to
deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form of
African Magazine to your address, this is to
avoid wrong delivery as I already gave them
your delivery address but you have to re-
confirm it to them ok.

Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telephone...............

Please make sure the information is complete
as they promised that once they receive
their security safe keeping fee within 2 to
3 working days the magazine
will arrived your door step according to the
shipment officer.
Once again, the FedEx delivery services do
not know the content of the parcel, I
registered it as an African magazine they
don't know it contains ATM MASTER CARD
inside, this is to avoid them delaying the
delivery and besides I don't want you to
lose your inheritance funds.
Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin
code number is (1148) take note, once you
receive the card you take it to any cash
point around your area, slot it in and
enter the pin code for withdrawal, the
amount you are to withdrew per day is
USD$20,000.00. (Twenty thousand United State
dollars) each day.
Also ask them on how you are to make the
payment for the security fee to them so
they can effect immediate delivery on your
parcel.
Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.
Thanks.
Mr. John Walter



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