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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: ALEXANDER WILLIAMS <scamvictim@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: ALEXANDER WILLIAMS <fedexshipmentlogistic@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:31:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ***Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: ***803240064803***


 Director, Economic Policy and Debt, PREM The World Bank 1818 H St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20006, United States. CC: MISSISSIPI DIVISION OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS. (281) 742-3791 Greetings,
 
***Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: ***803240064803***

We were authorized by the newly appointed United Nation Secretary General, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government regulatory organs in Nigeria who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.
 
However our reason for contacting you on this day is to inform you that your ATM CARD valued/credited for $2.5 million dollars was dispatched through Federal Express Courier Service(FEDEX) but at the point of dispatch on the Wed 2/26/2014 2:13 pm, to one P.Takara  who contacted our Head Office in Nigeria clams that he is your representative and that you gave him due authorization to receive the package on your behalf and he presented an Affidavit to our Office claiming to be Approved by the High Court of Nigeria and duly signed by you.
 
We sent you series of emails in this regards but you did not respond back to us; However, in the course of our routine scrutinize into our Dispatch Alert, we discovered that the document presented to us by P.Takara was not approved by the High Court of Nigeria and we discovered that P.Takara was an impostor trying to claim your parcel which has been delivered to our Legal Department in New York USA. For your information, the parcel has been delivered at OHIO, OH US on Monday Mon 3/03/2014 10:00 am. To verify this information, go to WWW.FedEx.com and type in the tracking number below to view delivery status. www.fedex.com Your Tracking Number: 803240064803
 
Therefore, you are advised to contact the Dispatch Office FedEx Shipment Logistics Company in Nigeria with the information below; to enable him re-schedule the delivery of your ATM Card to your home address and also ensure that you keep the new Tracking Number that will be given to you once the package has been placed on transit via FedEx to avoid any further obstruction;
 
Contact Name: Mr. George Adams,
Position: Chief Protocol Officer, Dispatch Unit
Email: (fedexshipmentlogistic@yahoo.co.uk)
Direct Telephone line: +234-80-2889-1111
 
As soon as you establish contact with him, ensure that you provide your present address as below to the contact in other for the Officer to effect the change and Re-direct the parcel to your home address.
 
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
VALID PHONE NUMBER(S):
Sincerely yours,
 
Alexander Williams
 
Director, Economic Policy and Debt, PREM the World Bank
1818 H St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20006, United States.
CC: MISSISSIPI DIVISION
(281) 742-3791

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