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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: maria williams <mariawilliams010@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: contact_b2000@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:14:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY


Goodday!
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $1.200,000 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 Prof Charle C Soludo the Director Central Bank of Africa, told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.
So I told him to cash the $1.200,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out out of the country for some Months Course and I will not come back till end of August 2008.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY 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 and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.
The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($199.00 US) One Hundred & nity nine 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 $199.00 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 COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;
NAME:FEDEX COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY.
ATTANTION: PERSON: DR.Victor Nnamdi
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: LAGOS NIGERIA
E-MAIL:(fedexcourierservice.com@live.com)
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 give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $199.00 US Dollars for their immediate
action.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Benson Ani



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