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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 Delivery Services Online <fedexdeliveryservices007@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:38:54 -1200
Subject: You Have A Package: Contact FedEx




Greetings!

I have been waiting for you ever since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $1,243,000.00 United States
Dollars, but I haven't heard from you since that time. So I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE,
West Africa. Meanwhile, I've travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and will not be back till the end of
March.
What I would advise you to do now is contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they would
commence the delivery of your package to you because of the expiry date. For your information, I have paid for the
delivery Charges, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate fee of the darft showing that it is neither connected to
Drug Money nor meant to sponsor any terrorist attack in your Country. The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER
SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($215.75) US Dollars only being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any money more than $215.75 US
Dollars for the Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company.
I would have paid that but I was denied of it as they argued that they don't know when you will contact them in the
case of any demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this
information below;
Contact Person: Mr. Donald M. Smith
Email Address: fedexdeliveryservices007@hotmail.com
Telephone: +(234) 8069069074
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake
on the delivery and ask them to inform you of when your package would get to your address once it is on transit.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid further delay and remember to pay
them their Security Keeping fee of $215.75 US Dollars for their immediate action.
You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Wellington.

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