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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: "JOANN WHITE" <joannwhite2@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:59:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX FOR YOUR DELIVERY


Dear

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable
Bank Draft of $800,000 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from =
you
since that time. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has
expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi the Director Ban=
k
of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it
will expire.

So I told him to cash the $800,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out o=
ut
of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end=

of march 2008.

What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX EXPRESS SERVICE as soon=

as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because=

of the expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the
delivering Charge, Insurance premium.=20

The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($155.00 =
US)
One Hundred &fifty Five United States Dollars only being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by
anybody to pay any other money except $105.00 US Dollars. I would have=
paid
that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact
them and in case of demurrage.

You have to contact the FEDEX EXPRESS SERVICE now for the delivery of
your Draft with this information bellow;

Contact Person: Dr. Robert Scott

Email Address:( federalexpresss@correo1.com)

Tel/FAX: 229 9386 1923

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery an=
d
ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me r=
epeat
again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid a=
ny
further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of
$155.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. The FEDEX EXPRESS SERVICE company don't know the contents of=

the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know
the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.
Don=92t let them know that box contents money ok. I am waiting for you=
r
urgent response.=20

Yours Faithfully,

DR Joann White



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