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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: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:31:19 +0200
Subject: Re: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER


Dear Friend,

Good day. How are you today? I am writing to inform you
that I have Paid the registration fee for your fund $850.000.00 which
has been with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if
the fund has expired or getting near to expire and the Director Bank of
Africa told me that before the fund will get to your hand, it will
expire. So I told him to cash the money dollarsS to cash payment to
avoid losing this funds under expiration.

However, all the necessary
arrangement for delivering the money to united state dollarsS in cash
was made with FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin
Republic, the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou, Benin republic has
package the sum of $850.000.00, in cash for you.

Then, he also help me
to Register the Consignment with FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY. Infact, I
thank God very much for all the effort I made, every thing goes
normally. As for our agreement with the FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY
they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before
5 days from now, But the Director of the FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY
said that they need your contacts information\'s to enable them meet up
with you immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.


ATTN: DR EDWARD OJI
Email: fdexexpresscourier@yahoo.fr
CONTACT PHONE
NUMBER +229-938-482-04

please Send them your contacts information to
enable 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 COUNTRY
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.

5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
6.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION/
PICTURE.

Please make sure you send this needed information to the
Director general of FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY DR. EDWARD OJI with
the address given to you.

Note this. FEDEX EXRESS COURIER 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’t let them know that box contents money
ok. I am waiting for your urgent response.
God bless

Regrads
Meansh
George


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