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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: williamsaronu01@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:31 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR DELIVERY


Good day!

I have been waiting for you since to contact us for your
Confirmable Bank Draft of$800,000 United States Dollars,Then I went to
the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire
and Mr.Justin John the Director 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 $800,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing
this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a
3Months Course.What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER
COMPANY with your information to able them locate you immediately they
arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.


1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE
NUMBER.
4.YOUR CELL TELEPHONE NUMBER
5.YOUR COUNTRY
6.A COPY OF YOUR
PICTURE

For your information, I have paid for the delivering
Charge,Insurance premium. The only money you will send to the Courier
Company to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in
your country is($105.00 US) only being Security Keeping Fee of the
Courier Company so far.Contact them now with the below
informations
Contact Person: DR.ALLEN UBA
Email
Address:(info.fedexcourierservise@yahoo.fr)
CONTACT PHONE+229-9369-8025
OR 0022997824166

Finally,They did not know the contents was
money.this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.I am waiting for your
urgent response.
Yours Faithfully,
jamse williams









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