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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 NEW YORK YOUR ATM CARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fexdex912@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:09:53 +0100
Subject: FEDEX NEW YORK YOUR ATM CARD IS READY NOW

I AM   ROBERT  DONALD CEO
FEDEX NEW YORK OFFICE
Phone:  +1-917-775-8023.
Email:  fexdexofficenewyork@gmail.com
 
Dear  Sir,
i am Robert  Donald of FedEx new York whom was in position of your
atm card which sent to you by Zenith Bank London as the Total Amount was Fifteen
Million Dollars $15M,000,000,000.
 
 
SEE  YOUR 
tracking  number  784269661914
Zenith bank Phone: +44-703-191-9236. or +44-703-191-6095.  or  +44-702-4074378
contact manager name is : Davis  Williams.
Email:    banklondonzenith@gmail.com
when you send the last $200 dollars by money gram or western union only
then make sure  to give FedEx new york all your correct House address and phone number to avoid delivery mistake.
the reason we direct you to west Africa is because the attach certificate
very low amount of $200 dollars than other countries also make sure you
contact David Rebholz of FedEx in west Africa for him to issue the
attach certificate in the rate of $200 dollars only.
also see the only name to contact in west African FedEx name DAVID REBHOLZ
who was Transferred from  London to the  west Africa about  to  issued
certificate of last  attach  in  your  file . Email  him  at :
davidrbhlzfdx@gmail.com  or phone him at  +234-706-665-5666,
this  is  the  name  to  send  the  last  fee  for  your  attach  document  then  you  take  your  atm  card  the  same  time.
Name: NNAKEE  IFEOMA  CORDILIA.
Country: Nigeria.
Amount: $200 dollars. (money gram or western union)
address:  no 45  airport  Road  mafoluku  Lagos.
city: Lagos.
text question: delivery.
text answer: Card.
Then you send the mtcn.
THANKS  Robert   Donald
CEO director
FedEx Office, New York
Phone: +1-917-775-8023.
Reply here:   fexdexofficenewyork@gmail.com

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