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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: douglas111@mail.zp.ua
Reply-To: frank_douglas111@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:35:51 +0200
Subject: DOUGLAS...URGENT REPLY NEEDED


Plot 8, Ahmed Way, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria. TEL....234-80-22-0793-40
DATE: 27/10/2007  Customers Service Hours--Monday to Saturday: Office
Hours Monday to Saturday:  Attention, Attention, Attention.
  FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a
network of supply chain, transportation, and business and related information
services. The FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential
message to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting
their Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery. Authoritatively,
this is the FedEx courier service company mailing you in respect of your
parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Mrs.
Sandra Williams. Before the delivery protocols commenced, there was a
misunderstanding between you and the National Insurance Corporation of
Nigeria (NICON) over the Insurance Certificate which caused the delay of you
receiving your parcel for the past one year.   Meanwhile we are
happy to inform you that the FedEx has finalized everything with the (NICON)
and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable parcels’s to be
couriered after the released of the parcels from the (NICON)  We are
happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains a cheque worth
$1.3 Million is among the 24 parcel’s listed which is now in our office
and also with your name as the receiver despise that we lost your private
residential address which is an indication that you can now re-send your
residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be
delivered to you without hesitation. Reply via below:
fedexglobalworld111@myway.com OR fedexglobalworld@myway.com  Meanwhile
remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Sandra Williams still owes this
company the sum of $80 before the incident occued. Know you that we have
spent some money in the process by recovering back your parcel. We once again
appreciate your patronage. Without hesitation you are to pay for just the
balance left by your sender via western union money transfer so that your
parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it attracts
demurrage. 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 the recovery parcel that almost gone if not for
the love that the good God has for you. I urge you to make hay while the sun
shines.   We assure you that your parcel will arrive your country
within 3 days as soon as this company receive your full residential address
and the balance left by you 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
whether we are competent in the discharge of our duties. FedEx courier
Service Company do hereby inform all their customers to be at alert
especially with allsorts of scam mails that might be coming to you Globally.
Be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with
their evil planes.  PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE  SENDERS NAME-------
RECIEVERS NAME------AGBADOBI .S. OWELEGBASENDERS COUNTRY----- RECIEVERS
COUNTRY----LAGOS NIGERIA. TEXT QUESTION------------WHO IS OUR SAVIOUR. TEXT
ANSWER---------------.JESUS AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$120  ALSO SEND 10
DIGITS MTCN NUMBER FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.  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 a diverse family of companies’ -a FedEx that's bigger,
stronger, better than ever. Any email which is not relevant or related to our
service will be deleted without response. WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS AFFECTIONATLY. RICHIE MORREY. FEDEX COURIER MANAGING
DIRECTOR. ATTENTION: FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR
_________________________________________________________

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